My love of fashion stemmed from my mother's passion for it. — Francisco Costa Fashion Copy Share Image
When a sketch comes into this three-dimensional form and everybody contributes, it's really fantastic. — Francisco Costa Artist Copy Share Image
I drape a lot. I cut. I have to touch. For me, it's almost impossible to start without that. — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
I came to New York when I was 21, 22. I couldn't speak English. I knew I wanted to go to fashion school. — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
I've reached a certain age where I love to work. I could just live here [at the studio]. — Francisco Costa Age Copy Share Image
I wanted to be involved with fashion, though I didn't know what being a designer meant. — Francisco Costa Being Copy Share Image
My resolution is to make positivity, thankfulness and happiness my new mantra. — Francisco Costa Gratitude Copy Share Image
I don't love reading so much, but I love book shopping. It's just because I don't have much time. — Francisco Costa Book Copy Share Image
I'm inspired by many things, from landscapes to textiles. Art and architecture always influence my design process. — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise, it's just not fashion. — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
I think the women that we dress, the women who buy our clothes, they have a certain strength. It could be about… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
My mom, she was unbelievable. She ran the whole town. She was like the mayor. There would be 15 people eating at… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
I wasn't a club kid. I wasn't an artist. I was just a foreigner, trying to soak it all up. I had… — Francisco Costa Art Copy Share Image
I don't listen to music when designing. We create in silence. I go through a torturous process because everything has to be… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
Each season I strive to design a forward-thinking and effortless collection with a very clean minimalist aesthetic. — Francisco Costa Aesthetic Copy Share Image
You think of luxury when you think of Calvin Klein. He created this lifestyle that's really desirable, so our whole project has… — Francisco Costa Excellence Copy Share Image
When I say art influences me, which it does, it's not at all in a literal form. You go and see exhibitions… — Francisco Costa Art Copy Share Image
Mid-'80s in New York was fantastic. I remember my first Gay Pride parade in the city. Where I grew up was very… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
I'm so not interested in gossip. It just gives me the creeps. I love the work; I love what I do. If… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
My birthday is May 10. I'm so Taurus, you would not even believe. All the Tauruses I know have this connection to… — Francisco Costa Astrology Copy Share Image
Right after high school, I moved to Rio and took classes to become a technician for a manufacturing factory where you had… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
I get so much inspiration from my travels, but I also started an exercise where I write down so many words every… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
It's so hard to actually find that niche for yourself. It's like when Nicolas Ghesquiére found Balenciaga. I hate to sound esoteric,… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
When people ask me what it is about Brazil and my work, it's not something that I can say literally. It's unidentifiable.… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
I didn't even have a portfolio, but I went to Tom Ford the next morning. He said, "I'd love you to come… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
If you have beautiful knees, show your knees. I'm not a puritan. I love skin. — Francisco Costa Beautiful Copy Share Image
I have no tolerance for boredom. I spend so many hours in the office, and I still love it. — Francisco Costa Boredom Copy Share Image
I cannot live without art: it excites me, it challenges me, and it leads me to the next thing. — Francisco Costa Art Copy Share Image
My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry. — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
I like cold. I really like to go to cold towns. I love gray. I love winter. — Francisco Costa Cold Copy Share Image
Being sexy is not about what's on show, it's all about suggestion, or insinuation. I'm interested in the way a garment hangs… — Francisco Costa Being sexy Copy Share Image
I could never before say that I loved color or that I understood color. But Oscar de la Renta opened up a… — Francisco Costa Brain Copy Share Image
I just hate people who are lazy. To be on my team, you have to have energy and a sense of wanting… — Francisco Costa Energy Copy Share Image
I came to New York in 1986. My father didn't think it was a good idea. I didn't know how I found… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
Milan, for me, is a city of discovery. You can find some amazing gardens behind some great houses; I also love finding… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
Rio was a period of my life, and then, poof, I'm gone. I was very young living here, just kind of floating.… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
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