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I do go back to Brazil once a year. I miss my family.
Francisco Costa
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Francisco Costa
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: May 10
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Fashion Designer
Minas Gerais state
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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 on a woman's body and the way it moves when she moves.
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I came to New York when I was 21, 22. I couldn't speak English. I knew I wanted to go to fashion school.
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Milan, for me, is a city of discovery. You can find some amazing gardens behind some great houses I also love finding beautiful galleries and incredible shops, but you have to explore. And the food is amazing.
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I hate to sound esoteric, but there is something about a house that leads you to that one chair, that one corner, where you just sit and feel comfortable.
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I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise it's just not fashion.
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I don't love reading so much, but I love book shopping. It's just because I don't have much time.
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Mid-'80s in New York was fantastic. I remember my first Gay Pride parade in the city. Where I grew up was very sheltered, so when I got to the city, there was this freedom and so much happening. At the same time, there was this pressure of AIDS and everything else. New York is so different today.
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Brazil is not what you see but what you feel. Once you spend time here - a week, two weeks - you get in the vibe. It's really intoxicating.
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My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry.
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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 I went to Hunter College. I had no money and I couldn't speak English.
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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.
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I only do what I do. For me, it is a craft. It's got to be my own thing - otherwise, I would never be successful. I could easily go to the archives and pull 1987 or 1991 collection by Calvin Klein. But when you look in there, you realize that it was never about one piece. It was about the collections as bodies of work.
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I wanted to be involved with fashion, though I didn't know what being a designer meant.
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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 right.
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