| Michael Costello | |
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| Born | (1983-01-20) January 20, 1983 (age 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Website | www |
Michael Costello (born January 20, 1983) is an American fashion designer and reality television personality. He appeared on the eighth season of Project Runway and the first season of Project Runway All Stars.
Early life
Michael Costello was born on January 20, 1983, in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles. Costello's father is Italian-Hungarian and his mother is Greek Romani and Russian. At the age of 15, he moved to Palm Springs, California.
Career
Costello started designing clothes at the age of two by drawing dresses on his bedroom walls. At the age of 15, he opened his first store at 286 North Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. It was at his first store in Palm Springs where Costello started making custom pieces for celebrities including Céline Dion, Jennifer Lopez, Toni Braxton, Barry Manilow, Suzanne Somers, Faye Dunaway, Florence Henderson, and more. Costello made headlines for designing a matching hat and dress for rapper Cardi B for Paris Fashion Week. Kylie Jenner wore one of his dresses for her birthday magazine cover and Costello has partied with Lady Gaga. He collaborated with Essie nail polish and designed his own lipstick and eyeshadow shades for Inglot Cosmetics.
Project Runway
In 2010, Costello appeared on the 8th season of Project Runway. Costello placed 4th place, and became best friends with fellow contestant Mondo Guerra. In 2012, Costello competed as part of Project Runway All Stars and finished as the 2nd runner up.
Grammys
On January 26, 2014, Costello garnered nationwide attention by dressing Beyoncé in a white lace dress for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. Costello credits that moment as the turning-point of his career. Since then, Costello has continuously dressed her for On the Run Tour, The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, the Grammy-sponsored Stevie Wonder tribute, the Wearable Art Gala at the California African American Museum, and more.
On February 15, 2016, Costello dressed Meghan Trainor at the Grammys. Costello's designs for Beyoncé, Meghan Trainor, Tamar Braxton, Toni Braxton, Alicia Keys, Maren Morris, and more are on display at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live.
Costello offered to dress Bebe Rexha for the Grammy's after designers called her "too big".
Television
In 2016, Costello collaborated with award-winning costume designer Lou Eyrich to design gowns for Lady Gaga for the TV series American Horror Story, leading up to the team's Primetime Emmy Award win for Outstanding Costumes For a Contemporary Series, Limited Series or Movie.
On July 12, 2016, Costello appeared on Good Morning America and won a nationwide fashion challenge. The following day, he worked with Kim Kardashian in creating a red carpet dress for the ESPY Awards. The styling session was filmed for E! Entertainment Television's Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
Costello has appeared as a fashion guest for television shows like Wendy, Steve Harvey Show, Good Day LA, Good Day NY, and more.
Achievements
On March 18, 2017, Costello received a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. The presentation was held by Palm Springs Mayor Robert Moon, who also gave Costello the key to the City of Palm Springs and declared March 18 as the "Michael Costello Day".
Controversies
Costello has had multiple feuds with African-American women, in which he has been accused of stealing designs and calling them racial slurs. On November 3, 2023, a model and TikToker Shereen Wu has accused Project Runway star Michael Costello of allegedly replacing her Asian face with another non-Asian model's in a photo he posted on his Instagram story. She alleged that Costello had not paid her, but had offered her only exposure, however instead of getting exposure her body was used and her Asian face replaced with a European Ai face. She claims that when she confronted him, he blamed the photographer.
Personal life
Costello has two children Giovanni and Coco from an arranged marriage that ended in 2006. He is openly gay.
See also
References
- ^ Brassart, Scott (November 22, 2010). "Fashion designer Michael Costello reveals intimate details of his life and his "Project Runway" experience". San Diego Gay & Lesbian News. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- Bailey, Alyssa (September 25, 2018). "Here's Cardi B Literally Peacocking In A Massive Michael Costello Dress At Paris Fashion Week". Elle Magazine. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019.
- Hoffman, Ashley (May 25, 2016). "Designer Michael Costello on Strong Women, Partying With Gaga and the Evolution of Kylie Jenner". RunwayRiot. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- Cummings, Faith (May 31, 2017). "Michael Costello on His Affordable Fashion Collaboration DesigNow". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Peiffer, Kim (January 28, 2014). "Remember His Name: Meet Designer Michael Costello, the Man Behind Beyoncé's Gorgeous Grammy Gown". InStyle. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ Samotin, Perrie. "From 'Project Runway' to Dressing Beyoncé: 5 Things To Know About Designer Michael Costello". Style Caster. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- "Michael Costello". beyonce.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020.
- Acevedo, Angelica (January 23, 2019). "Michael Costello Says He Will Dress Bebe Rexha For The Grammys". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- "Outstanding Costumes For A Contemporary Series Limited Series or Movie". Primetime Emmy Awards. July 13, 2016.
- Peters, Erin (March 18, 2017). "Rising Star". Palm Springs Life. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
External links
Categories:- American fashion designers
- California people in design
- California people in fashion
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American gay artists
- LGBTQ fashion designers
- LGBTQ people from California
- Romani LGBTQ people
- Artists from Palm Springs, California
- Project Runway (American series) participants
- American people of Hungarian descent
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Russian descent
- American people of Greek-Romani descent
- American Romani people