Francisco Costa Quotes
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I cannot live without art: it excites me, it challenges me, and it leads me to the next thing.
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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.
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It's so hard to actually find that niche for yourself. It's like when Nicolas Ghesquiére found Balenciaga. 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. I feel very comfortable at Calvin Klein. My name is associated with it enough, and we have a fantastic team here.
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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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All the Tauruses I know have this connection to the earth and the environment. We are very curious people, very loyal, very aware of and respectful of our surroundings. Also, we're stubborn, but that's our way. We understand what we want, which is not bad.
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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 didn't know who Calvin Klein was, really. But Brooke Shields, we knew her from those incredible commercials - "There's nothing between me and my Calvins." I knew very little about American fashion then. I had no money, and Charivari was very educational to me. And Parachute. I was fascinated by those stores. I couldn't buy anything; I just went through the clothes.
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I never liked sleeping; I always think I am missing something.
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I’ve reached a certain age where I love to work. I could just live here [at the studio].
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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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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 was Cher-inspired. It was flower trousers, California, hippie cool, all the stuff I did at Oscar. It was making me sick. I wanted to see the other side of the spectrum. Tom was always very secure about the way he did things, so it was quite interesting for me.
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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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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.
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I get so much inspiration from my travels, but I also started an exercise where I write down so many words every week. Then I begin crossing them off. We create a grid of words and also images, but words for me are more ample because you can interpret them your own way.
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My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry.
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When a sketch comes into this three-dimensional form and everybody contributes, it's really fantastic.
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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 to America.
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I don't love reading so much, but I love book shopping.
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I like cold. I really like to go to cold towns. I love gray. I love winter.
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My resolution is to make positivity, thankfulness and happiness my new mantra.
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If you have beautiful knees, show your knees. I'm not a puritan. I love skin.
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I have no tolerance for boredom. I spend so many hours in the office, and I still love it.
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Each season I strive to design a forward-thinking and effortless collection with a very clean minimalist aesthetic.
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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'm not an artist. I'm a fashion designer of clothes.
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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.
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You can't compare us, but I do think that Calvin Klein influenced his way of working. Calvin created this whole aesthetic with imagery - the whole sex thing. I can see that Calvin influence on his work. What Calvin has created is untouchable. My legacy, whatever it is I'm doing here, is miniscule compared to what he has done. It's just like an update deal.
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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 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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