The CFDA Curates FashionSpeak Fridays: An Evening with Francisco Costa

Francisco Costa in conversation with Marc Karimzadeh, in partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America

Francisco Costa has been honored with awards for his work from the FIT Alumni Association, Parsons The New School for Design, and the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. In 2006, and again in 2008, the CFDA named him the Womenswear Designer of the Year. Costa assumed the role of Women’s Creative Director of Calvin Klein Collection after working directly with Calvin Klein and other top design houses, including Gucci, Balmain Couture, and Oscar de la Renta. Marc Karimzadeh is the Editorial and Communications Director for the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Prior to joining the CFDA in 2015, he spent 15 years as a fashion editor and critic at Women’s Wear Daily and W Magazine. The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a not-for-profit trade association founded in 1962 with a membership of 327 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry, and accessory designers. Francisco Costa Style is highly encouraged!