Troy Costa
Troy Costa (born 1975) is an Indian fashion designer and owner of the eponymous "Troy Costa" menswear label, launched in 2008 after shows at the Dubai Fashion Week and the Lakme Fashion Week. Costa designed outfits for the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.
Troy Costa
- Name
- Troy Costa
- Born
- 1975 (age 49-50)
- Birthplace
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
- Known for
- Menswear label "Troy Costa"
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Nationality
- India
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Troy Costa (born 1975) is an Indian fashion designer and owner of the eponymous "Troy Costa" menswear label, launched in 2008 after shows at the Dubai Fashion Week and the Lakme Fashion Week. Costa designed outfits for the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.
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• Name — Troy Costa • Born — 1975 (age 49-50) • Birthplace — Bombay, Maharashtra, India • Known for — Menswear label "Troy Costa" • Website — troycosta.in/ • Occupation — Fashion designer
Early life
Early life
Costa was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) to a Goan father and a Portuguese mother. His family is Catholic.
Career
Career
Costa began his career in 2003 designing both men's and women's apparel, though he gradually shifted his focus more significantly towards menswear. Between 2008 and 2011, Costa's menswear collections were curated for a number of fashion shows across India and the Middle East, including Dubai International Fashion Week, Lakme Fashion Week and Van Heusen Men's Week. In 2011, Costa opened his flagship store in Khar West, Mumbai. Through 'The Great Gatsby Collection', which showcased Troy Costa's Winter 2013 collection at Lakme Fashion Week 2013, Costa introduced a line of formal coats and suits paired with luxury cotton jeans and formal plain shirts. These were said to represent Costa's interpretation of the decadence, idealism, and quixotic charm that defined the American 1920s. In 2014, the then-newly appointed Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, appointed Costa to curate his wardrobe ahead of his first important international visit to the BRICS summit in Brazil with a subsequent US visit. In 2015, he Costa was listed by Hindustan Times among other notable personalities in "Mumbai's Most Stylish".
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Troy Costa born at Mumbai.
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- 1.Five designers debut at Dubai Fashion Week | GulfNews.com.
- 2.Rise of the well-dressed male. Mid-day.com. 13 July 2014.
- 3.Meet Troy Costa, the man who suits up India's rich and powerful. Hindustantimes.com/. 3 September 2016.
- 4.Shruti Thacker. Fashion Focus: Troy Costa gets Candid. Vogue India. 27 September 2010.
- 5.Snigdha Ahuja. Troy Costa: Meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new designer. Hindustan Times. 1 August 2014.
- 6.Troy Costa. Fashionfad.in. 25 September 2009.
- 7.A Fine & Dandy Display From Troy Costa at Lakme Fashion Week. MissMalini.com. 26 August 2013.
- 8.Van Heusen Men's Week 2010 – Day 1. Punvirdi.wordpress.com. 28 August 2010.
- 9.GQ India. Troy Costa store launches in Mumbai.
- 10.Time Out Mumbai. Shopping: Troy Costa: Mens Apparel. 28 November 2011.
- 11.Troy Costa's The Great Gatsby Collection - Lakme Fashion Week Winter / Festive 2013 Day 2. Sarrkaaa.blogspot.com.
- 12.Firstpost. The dandy Mr Modi: PM's fashion designer is all western, no swadeshi. 21 July 2014.
- 13.Narendra Modi out to make strong fashion statement in US; hires high-profile designer Troy Costa. The Economic Times. 21 July 2014.
- 14.Anil Kapoor, Sachin among this year's HT Mumbai's Most Stylish. Hindustan Times. 2015-03-23.
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