Costello Tagliapietra’s Secondary Coming

Some designers create secondary lines to stretch their creativity, others do it to bolster their bottom lines. It’s probably a bit of both for Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra, who are launching the contemporary C&T Costello Tagliapietra line for spring, but, mostly, the duo says, it’s about something else.

This story first appeared in the November 17, 2011 issue of WWD. Subscribe Today.