The Brief Humble beginnings: Victor Costa, a Fifth Ward native, overcame adversity to achieve success in the fashion world. A Texas boy from Houston's Fifth Ward grew up to become a man who's called one of the most famous fashion designers in the world. Victor Costa was born and raised on Liberty Road in Fifth Ward and the fashion designer wants youngsters to know it doesn't matter where you begin. He said ‘where are you going?’ I'm going to school in New York, and I'm not coming back." "If you don't have a dream, how you going to make a dream come true?"