Riccardo Tisci (b. 1974 or 1975) is an Italian fashion designer. He graduated from London's Central Saint Martins Academy, and in 2005 was named creative director for Givenchy womenswear, haute couture and in May 2008 he was named as menswear and accessories designer of the Givenchy men's division.
His apparent fascination with Gothic touches (dark, languid dresses on sickly models for fall couture) and space-age minimalism (one ready-to-wear show featured white-clad models drifting aimlessly around a sterile-white sphere) have drawn new attention to the Givenchy brand. Reviews and output so far have been mixed and inconsistent, but many, including influential fashion critics (such as Cathy Horyn of the New York Times and Suzy Menkes of the International Herald Tribune) have homed in on Tisci's conceptual leanings, as well as his future potential for revitalizing the Givenchy brand and infusing it with his precision and imagination
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Beside the above information, there are 2 points that I want to mention.
First, he was raised in an extreme catholic family, I think his design was affected by the ealy day of life in church or about medieval style, such as the glass picturing jesus life and the gothic building syle of the church and cathedral.It suggests why he is so in favour of the gothic style and romanticism.
His apparent fascination with Gothic touches (dark, languid dresses on sickly models for fall couture) and space-age minimalism (one ready-to-wear show featured white-clad models drifting aimlessly around a sterile-white sphere) have drawn new attention to the Givenchy brand. Reviews and output so far have been mixed and inconsistent, but many, including influential fashion critics (such as Cathy Horyn of the New York Times and Suzy Menkes of the International Herald Tribune) have homed in on Tisci's conceptual leanings, as well as his future potential for revitalizing the Givenchy brand and infusing it with his precision and imagination
(information from wikipedia)
Beside the above information, there are 2 points that I want to mention.
First, he was raised in an extreme catholic family, I think his design was affected by the ealy day of life in church or about medieval style, such as the glass picturing jesus life and the gothic building syle of the church and cathedral.It suggests why he is so in favour of the gothic style and romanticism.
Second, when he was born, his father died and his mothers needed to raise 9 children including 8 girls and him.This provided a chance to him to observe the nature or the beauty inside women and the tough side of a woman. Therefore he is capable in giving different image of a woman, like the tough and glam look in 2008 fall ready to waer and bloody but sexy look fall ready to wear in 2006.
Designer's history affects the use of colour mainly.Black, not only is the symbol of elegance, but also about something dark, something like gothic, something powerful.Thats why black is always the main colour of Givenchy designs.
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