Green. Givenchy Resort’16

June 18, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

Wow – green? Yes! Riccardo Tisci absoutely shocked me with his very detox-coloured Resort for Givenchy. Minty dresses, olive skirts, khaki jackets, emerald animal prints (kind of eew) – mostly everything was splashed with the colour of peace, matcha tea and pea. And not overkill it, Tisci brought on the totally white looks at the end, giving us a smooth, elegant ending. To make it even more unexpected, the Givenchy team shot the look-book on the streets of London – this gives us a hint that the house thrives to surprise again, leaving behind printed t-shirts and dressing Kim and Kanye.

Fierce Victoriana. Givenchy AW15

March 14, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

Rather than make-up, models wore jewellery at the Givenchy show. For AW15, Riccardo Tisci went classy Victoriana with blooms of sportwear – jacquard blazers, slim tank-tops and enchanting lace gowns made me think of Altuzarra which showed earlier this month. The opulent, dark side of Tisci is well known to us – he serves it to us each season. There were a lot of old signatures which seem to be flipped every three months by Tisci like a old steak on a grill party. The religious prints, the cut-out skirts or even the peplum is all a deja vu. I need some fresh air at Givenchy. Please.

Men’s – Haunted Race. Givenchy AW15

January 27, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

Riccardo Tisci pleases me from time to time – and this collection is good. It’s spooky, artistic, haunted, mysterious… the models had their faces painted in abstract ways and all of them looked superb on that red glitter runway. The boys wore strongly embroidered varsity jackets while girls… couture. Yep. Riccardo Tisci brings haute couture back to Givenchy. And that’s just great in my opinion. Thankfully, Riccardo goes away from the commercial side, and thinks beauty and craftsmenship again!