I like cold. I really like to go to cold towns. I love gray. I love winter. — Francisco Costa Cold 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 Exciting Copy Share Image
My love of fashion stemmed from my mother's passion for it. — Francisco Costa Fashion 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 Almost 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 Came 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 After 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 Also 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 Because 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… — Francisco Costa Character 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 About 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 Drag 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
Each season I strive to design a forward-thinking and effortless collection with a very clean minimalist aesthetic. — Francisco Costa Aesthetic 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 Enough Copy Share Image
My mother was very fashion-oriented, and she started a little children's wear business that became large in this little town. She used… — Francisco Costa Able 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
I'm inspired by many things, from landscapes to textiles. Art and architecture always influence my design process. — Francisco Costa Always 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 Average 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 Also Copy Share Image
When a sketch comes into this three-dimensional form and everybody contributes, it's really fantastic. — Francisco Costa Contributes Copy Share Image
You can't compare us, but I do think that Calvin Klein influenced his way of working. Calvin created this whole aesthetic with… — Francisco Costa Aesthetic 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 Believe 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
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 Beach Copy Share Image
