Since launching in 2000, Aurelio Costarella has built a strong retail base and a loyal celebrity clientele. His designs have been admired and worn by international stars and local heroines including Rihanna, Dannii Minogue and Dita Von Teese. Aurelio is recognised as a stable and influential designer in the Australian fashion industry. In 2009, Fashion Group International acknowledged this when Aurelio received the International Achievement Award. Since 2006, Aurelio Costarella has had a presence at New York Fashion Week and G’Day USA and in 2010; Aurelio Costarella was showcased at the Shanghai World Expo and the China International Small Medium Enterprise Fair. In doing so, Aurelio focuses the global fashion spotlight not just on himself but also on the Australian fashion industry.