Victor Costa, The Copy-Cat King

Vintage Wardrobe are o rochie creata de Victor Costa, un designer controversat pentru ca avea rolul de a copia din moda couturierilor francezi.

Am facut o greseala astazi, am indraznit sa las la o parte intrebarile si sa o corectez pe detinatoarea magazinului Vintage Wardorbe, Cristina, cu privire la datarea rochiei puse spre vanzare. Niciodata nu am pretins ca sunt experta in vintage, nu vreau sa las impresia aceasta despre mine. Eu vreau doar sa completez datarile si mentiunile seci ale magazinelor vintage si sa rotunjesc imaginea despre aceasta piata noua care a luat amploare in Romania de vreo doi ani de zile, fie cu o imagine, fie cu o poveste, fie cu un fapt istoric.

Greseala mea a fost urmatoarea, am asumat ca Victor Costa a inceput sa creze haine sub eticheta in momentul in care si-a deschis compania Victor Costa Inc, uitand de faptul ca putea sa isi coasa eticheta pe ele chiar daca lucra pentru altcineva. Compania Victor Costa a fost infiintata in anul 1975. Pana atunci Victor Costa lucrase pentru diversi alti designeri sau case de moda:
- 1959 - 1961 designer de rochii de mireasa pentru Murray Hamberger
- 1962 - 1965 designer de rochii de mireasa pentru Pandora
- 1965-1973 a intrata la Suzy Perette, si a devenit cel mai cunoscut copiator al modei haute couture din Europa
- 1973 partener la Anne Murray Company, Dallas

Vintage Wardrobe has a dress designed by Victor Costa, a disputed designer due to the fact he had the job to copy the French couturier fashion.

Today I made a mistake, I dared to leave aside the questions and correct the owner of the above mentioned vintage store on the date the dress has been made made. I never claimed to be expert in vintage, I do not want people to have this impression about me. I just want to complete the image of vintage Romanian online stores, as the image promoted by them is always dry and limited to dating, to naming years or designers. I want to adorn this new market which emerged in Romania two years ago, with a picture or a story or an historical fact.

My mistake was the fact I assumedVictor Costa began to create clothes only under the label of his own company, Victor Costa Inc., forgetting the fact that he could sew his label on clothes even if he worked for someone else. Costa Victor Company was founded in 1975. Until then, Victor Costa had worked for various designers and fashion houses:
- 1959 - 1961 bridal designer for Murray Hamberger, New York,
- 1962 - 1965 bridal designer, Pandora, 1962-65;
- Suzy joined Peretti 1965-1973, and became known for "line for line" copies of European couture
- 1973 Partner, Anne Murray Company, Dallas,
- 1975 - 1985 established Victor Costa, Inc., Dallas, Texas