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
All the Tauruses I know have this connection to the earth and the environment. We are very curious people, very loyal, very… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
People don't really go to museums in Rio. I shouldn't say it's not sophisticated, but, you know, they go to the beach. — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
I wanted to be involved with fashion, though I didn't know what being a designer meant. — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
I like cold. I really like to go to cold towns. I love gray. I love winter. — 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 in with… — Francisco Costa 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 in 1986. My father didn't think it was a good idea. I didn't know how I found it, but… — Francisco Costa 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 to figure… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
All the Tauruses I know have this connection to the earth and the environment. We are very curious people, very loyal, very aware of… — Francisco Costa 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 precise and… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
My mom. She was quite a character. Open-minded. It was a very small town, and she started her own business, manufacturing children's wear. She… — 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. It's like… — 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 our lunch… — Francisco Costa 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 or collections… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
