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Troy Costa | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 49-50) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Known for | Menswear label "Troy Costa" |
| Website | troycosta |
Troy Costa (born 1975)[citation needed] is an Indian fashion designer and owner of the eponymous "Troy Costa" menswear label, launched in 2008 after shows at the Dubai Fashion Week[1] and the Lakme Fashion Week.[2] Costa designed outfits for the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.[3]
Early life
[edit]Costa was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) to a Goan father and a Portuguese mother.[citation needed] His family is Catholic.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Costa began his career in 2003 designing both men's and women's apparel, though he gradually shifted his focus more significantly towards menswear.[5]
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,[6] Lakme Fashion Week[7] and Van Heusen Men's Week.[8]
In 2011, Costa opened his flagship store in Khar West, Mumbai.[9][10]
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.[11] These were said to represent Costa's interpretation of the decadence, idealism, and quixotic charm that defined the American 1920s.[11]
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.[12][13]
In 2015, he Costa was listed by Hindustan Times among other notable personalities in "Mumbai's Most Stylish".[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Five designers debut at Dubai Fashion Week | GulfNews.com". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "Rise of the well-dressed male". Mid-day.com. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ "Meet Troy Costa, the man who suits up India's rich and powerful". Hindustantimes.com/. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ Shruti Thacker (27 September 2010). "Fashion Focus: Troy Costa gets Candid". Vogue India. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- 1 2 Snigdha Ahuja (1 August 2014). "Troy Costa: Meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new designer". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "Troy Costa". Fashionfad.in. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "A Fine & Dandy Display From Troy Costa at Lakme Fashion Week". MissMalini.com. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ "Van Heusen Men's Week 2010 – Day 1". Punvirdi.wordpress.com. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ "Troy Costa store launches in Mumbai". GQ India. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "Shopping: Troy Costa: Mens Apparel". Time Out Mumbai. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Troy Costa's The Great Gatsby Collection - Lakme Fashion Week Winter / Festive 2013 Day 2". Sarrkaaa.blogspot.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ "The dandy Mr Modi: PM's fashion designer is all western, no swadeshi". Firstpost. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "Narendra Modi out to make strong fashion statement in US; hires high-profile designer Troy Costa". The Economic Times. 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "Anil Kapoor, Sachin among this year's HT Mumbai's Most Stylish". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2025.