#PART 3 #Riccardo Tisci

Riccardo Tisci, born in 1974 in Italy, has been the Creative Director for Givenchy womenswear and haute couture since 2005. In 2008 he also became the designer for menswear and accessories of men’s department.

His work was to relaunch and reconstruct this big house that is Givenchy and I believe at the beginning it might have been a big shock for some people to see him getting this position but for me it was a breath of fresh air for the Fashion Industry.

His first collections where very good but I think he wasn’t doing what he wanted to at least not at 100% because he was aware that people were not ready for it yet and also because he needed to gain the trust and respect from his team and the fashion world. Seeing his first collections in 2006 and the most recent one spring 2014 you can see how slowly he started to introduce his reality, emotions, the urban touch inspired from the street and sportswear. He slowly started to bring down the dividing wall that separates the luxury world from the rest of us, and that is what makes him so different from a lot of other couturiers of the moment. 

In his fall 2008 collection is where I started to notice that transition. I saw this big, rough looking leather biker jacket combined with a delicate silky dress with lace details and right away it got my attention. They were clashing, it was soft and raw at the same time but it just looked so right, so perfect, so tomboy chic. In the spring 2009 collection he slightly showed his urban influences. This sweater and varsity jacket are a pretty good example of it. I think he always tries to keep it feminine as well and the sheer detail on the sweater does that by allowing the women to show her curves and still feel comfortable in a loose fit. Fall 2009 he created a goddess look alike just by finding a very clever way to use a baggy jumpsuit, a hood and exaggerated amounts of jewellery. If it was made in another type of fabric and didn’t had all that jewellery won’t just be a jumpsuit with a hood on it? I would totally use that with my trainers. 

Givenchy | Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection

It was so hard just to pick 5 looks to put here because I could see Tomboy chic all over this collection. It is so amazing I wish I could dress like this every single day of my life. Loose fitting sweaters, varsity jackets, pencil sheer skirts, elegant and beautiful but still so masculine and sporty, perfectly combined.

Givenchy | Fall 2013 Ready-to-Wear Collection 

Riccardo Tisci illustrations and outfit made for Rhianna's tour.

Spring 2011/ Fall 2011/ Fall 2012/ Spring 2013/ Spring 2014

His menswear collections varsity is also very inspiring to me. He often put women wearing the men clothes from head to toe and they still look really feminine, confident and strong. Right make up, hairstyle and accessories also play a big role in these cases. Is very smart of him too because by using women on his menswear collection he is showing us it actually looks great on us too and that makes his menswear market expand.   

Fall 2011/ Fall 2012 / Spring 2013