Francisco Costa Quotes

I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise it's just not fashion.

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.

My resolution is to make positivity, thankfulness and happiness my new mantra.

I wanted to be involved with fashion, though I didn't know what being a designer meant.

Each season I strive to design a forward-thinking and effortless collection with a very clean minimalist aesthetic.

When a sketch comes into this three-dimensional form and everybody contributes, it's really fantastic.

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.

I could never before say that I loved color or that I understood color. But Oscar de la Renta opened up a side of my brain.

I’ve reached a certain age where I love to work. I could just live here [at the studio].

I wasn't a club kid. I wasn't an artist. I was just a foreigner, trying to soak it all up. I had quite a lot of fun.

I like cold. I really like to go to cold towns. I love gray. I love winter.

I don't love reading so much, but I love book shopping.

I have no tolerance for boredom. I spend so many hours in the office, and I still love it.

I do go back to Brazil once a year. I miss my family.

I cannot live without art: it excites me, it challenges me, and it leads me to the next thing.

I came to New York when I was 21, 22. I couldn't speak English. I knew I wanted to go to fashion school.

My love of fashion stemmed from my mother's passion for it.

I'm not an artist. I'm a fashion designer of clothes.

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.

I drape a lot. I cut. I have to touch. For me, it's almost impossible to start without that.

My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry.

If you have beautiful knees, show your knees. I'm not a puritan. I love skin.

You think of luxury when you think of Calvin Klein. He created this lifestyle that's really desirable, so our whole project has that quality of being lasting.

I never liked sleeping; I always think I am missing something.

I just hate people who are lazy. To be on my team, you have to have energy and a sense of wanting to learn. That really excites me.

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.

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.

I don't love reading so much, but I love book shopping. It's just because I don't have much time.

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.

I'm inspired by many things, from landscapes to textiles. Art and architecture always influence my design process.