C&T Costello Tagliapietra founders Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra — two self-taught, working-class, and fearless designers — have been a team since 1994, when they collaborated on a music video for Madonna. In 2005, Costello and Tagliapietra officially debuted their eponymous, flagship clothing label Costello Tagliapietra and instantly won a following among the fashion elite, including A-list celebs such as Jennifer Lopez and Angelina Jolie. C&T Costello Tagliapietra, the duo's ready-to-wear diffusion line, features dozens of elegant dresses like the V-neck wrap dress, a softly draping number in peacock blue, and the sleeveless twist-front wrap dress in orange lava. Based in NYC, Costello Tagliapietra has designed a collection of knit dresses for the Japanese brand Uniqlo and twice been a finalist for the prestigious CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.