Francisco Costa Style Guide: Public Looks and Facts

Francisco Costa is known for memorable red-carpet style and standout fashion moments. Here's a sourced look at Francisco Costa's most iconic looks, career and background.

Francisco Costa (born 10 May 1964) is a Brazilian designer and the Women's Creative Director of Calvin Klein Collection. Costa won the Council of Fashion Designers America (CFDA) award for Womenswear Designer of the Year in 2006 as well as in 2008. Costa also won the National Design Award in 2009 in the category of Fashion Design. More recently he launched a beauty concept called Costa Brazil inspired by his native Brazil (www.livecostabrazil.com).

== Youth, education, and training == Costa is the second youngest of five children. He grew up in Guarani, Brazil, where his mother, Maria-Francisca, owned a children's wear factory. She began her business producing dresses commissioned by a traveling salesman. Costa's father, Jacy Neves da Costa, ran a small ranch. In his hometown of 8,000 people, Costa put on fashion shows for charities. His size is compact and he has brown eyes. Being civic minded by nature, his mother was like the mayor of the town. She presided over her family. Costa remembers there being fifteen people at his family's lunch table. Following his mother's death in 1981, he left with a friend for New York City in 1985. He was twenty-one and spoke no English at the time...

Quick facts about Francisco Costa

• Name: Francisco Costa
• Known for: Francisco Costa is a Brazilian designer and the Women's Creative Director of Calvin…
• Category: get the look
• Wikidata ID: Q1441938

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