Francisco Costa

Francisco Costa (born 10 May 1964) He was twenty-one Costa joined the Klein design group after working for Gucci,

In 2003, Costa became the principal designer for the women's

In the fall of 2004, Costa introduced washed silk dresses and black wool felt coats. The clothing was given weight by the librarian brogue heel. The style was exceedingly popular during both the Paris, France and Milan, Italy shows.

In his collection for Spring 2005, Costa showed a sea-green silk dress "wrapped like a towel". The silk dress was coveted by many buyers and shipped to stores in the late fall and early winter.

The inspiration for this collection's uncomplicated evening dresses were primitive wood sculptures by Brâncuși. They were based on a trapeze, combining viscose jersey with silk.

Vogue and Harper's Bazaar named Elle Macpherson to their 2005 best dressed lists after she wore Costa's lime green dress.

Costa's February, 2006 collection for Calvin Klein was reviewed by The New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn, for conveying "largely a surface beauty". It featured dresses with many layers of black chiffon and tulle. His collection was reminiscent of the 1930s. Horyn wondered if many women would not find the fashions "untenable and fussy, if not stifling."

In May 2006, Costa served as chairman of a benefit for the Whitney Museum of American Art. He approached artists Ghada Amer, Vik Muniz, and Billy Sullivan to make art identified with fashion. After being shown at the Whitney Art Party, the work was moved and displayed in the windows of the Calvin Klein boutique on Madison Avenue (Manhattan).

Costa Brazil Costa founded Costa Brazil after departing from Calvin Klein in 2016. He went back to Brazil and lived with the Ywanawas indigenous tribe, where he was inspired to launch his own sustainable beauty brand, Costa Brazil.

In 2026, the brand's first brick-and-mortar store was opened at The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards.

Personal life Costa's partner is horse trainer John DeStefano Jr. The two have been together since May 2004. Costa donned a coat and tie to join DeStefano for opening day at Belmont Park, where the latter had horses running in the eighth and ninth races. Costa and DeStefano met in 1990 at George Smith, the furniture store where Costa worked on Saturdays to supplement the salary he earned on Seventh Avenue.