Rifat Ozbek Rifat Ozbek Rıfat Özbek (, ; born in 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish-born fashion designer, known for his exotic, ethnically-inspired outfits. He was named British Designer of the Year in 1988 and 1992. Özbek was born in Istanbul, Turkey and grew up in a yali on the Bosphorus. He moved to London in the 1970s and lived in his parents flat in Belgravia whilst he was studying architecture and then fashion at Saint Martin's School of Art. After graduating in 1977 (or 1978), Özbek went to Italy where he designed clothes for Monsoon. In 1984 he established his
Michael Costello (fashion designer) Michael Costello (fashion designer) Michael Costello (born January 20, 1983) is an American fashion designer. Michael Costello was born on January 20, 1983, in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles. Costello is of Romani Hungarian, Italian, Russian and Greek origins. At the age of 15, he moved to Palm Springs, California. Fashion was something that came naturally to Michael — from starting at the age of two by drawing dresses on his bedroom walls to opening his first store at the age of 15 at 286 North Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. It was at his first store in Palm Springs