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 was very dynamic. Her death was like the umbilical cord being cut. That's when I moved… — 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 table. She'd drag people from the street. — 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 me. Get a lawyer." It was quite exciting, obviously, because it was a complete departure. But mind you, what he was looking for was the exact opposite of what I thought. My first collection for him… — Francisco Costa Copy Share
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
