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 Ca…

- Francisco Costa

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.

- Francisco Costa

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…

- Francisco Costa

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.

- Francisco Costa

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.

- Francisco Costa

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

- Francisco Costa

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

- Francisco Costa

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

- Francisco Costa

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

- Francisco Costa