Givenchy HC S/S 08 Paris

[thefunkykitten]

love it!!! gorgeous colours.........

[chloehandbags]

Originally Posted by Vain & Vapid

Wow, what a beautiful collection! That is what haute couture should look like in 2008. Rather than referencing looks that are 60 years old or looking back at past decades, this collection looks toward the future or at least the present. Bigger doesn't have to be better, the beauty is in the simplicity.

So, Elizabethan Ruffs and Regency and Victorian/Edwardian silhouettes aren't looking back, then, in your book?

[nay-k]

is this supposed to be haute couture???
i like it but it's like ready-to-wear to me! i expected so much more!

[Vain & Vapid]

So, Elizabethan Ruffs and Regency and Victorian/Edwardian silhouettes aren't looking back, then, in your book?

Yes, while I think there are several details like those you mentioned do invoke Victorian/Edwardian silhouettes etc.. I was looking at the collection a whole and taking it in in it's entirety, I still have to say it has non of that "old hat" feel of some of the other couture houses who are putting out tons of showy ball gowns for ladies who lunch. There is nothing vintage or retro here, just couture for the new school.

[chloehandbags]

Originally Posted by Vain & Vapid

Yes, while I think there are several details like those you mentioned do invoke Victorian/Edwardian silhouettes etc.. I was looking at the collection a whole and taking it in in it's entirety, I still have to say it has non of that "old hat" feel of some of the other couture houses who are putting out tons of showy ball gowns for ladies who lunch. There is nothing vintage or retro here, just couture for the new school.

I see what you mean.

Historical references, but reinvented to be easily wearable; rather than reproduced in their entirety.

[Mathewthew]

I love his work so much, although It's something we have seen at the previous season...but still it's a really strong show.
I can imagine ppl wear those dress.

[larien]

i found nothing special and daring for a couture collection in this..

[Bidwell]

Couture was all about custom work in all it's forms (day to evening) and artistic expression within reason. Now it seems to be about re-nventing fashion with each fashion show. That just is not possible. True creators are about evolution not revolution. Even Rei Kawakubo refines and redefines her previous work.
Besides, if couture is only about making ever more ridiculous outfits for the visual satisfaction (and mostly dissatisfaction) of the masses and nothing else, then it deserves to dwindle.

[PinkVanilla.]

oh i love it. from what i've seen so far it looks quite good ...

[chloehandbags]

Originally Posted by Bidwell

Couture was all about custom work in all it's forms (day to evening) and artistic expression within reason. Now it seems to be about re-nventing fashion with each fashion show. That just is not possible. True creators are about evolution not revolution.

Couldn't agree more.

[cutxpaste]

soooooo gorgeous i would have liked to see a little bit of color, but i still love this.
the tailored jackets + the fluted skirts is perfect

[KI_egoiste]

Originally Posted by Bidwell

Couture was all about custom work in all it's forms (day to evening) and artistic expression within reason. Now it seems to be about re-nventing fashion with each fashion show. That just is not possible. True creators are about evolution not revolution. Even Rei Kawakubo refines and redefines her previous work.
Besides, if couture is only about making ever more ridiculous outfits for the visual satisfaction (and mostly dissatisfaction) of the masses and nothing else, then it deserves to dwindle.

Beautifully put! This post in my eyes closes the disussion on repetition, reinvention, evolution and revolution in fashion.

[Zazie]

Agreed! Although the signature of Tisci is there (now as recognizable as say, Victor & Rolf), these clothes are different, and some of the techniques and construction are new. I'm dying for that white multi-layered collared white coat dress...dying....these clothes *will* sell to the client with the discrete palate and extravagant budget. HC isn't about loud embroidery and skirts the size of a small house - it's about exquisite clothes that make you *long* and yearn ton wear and collect them.

[softgrey]

from wwd.com

GIVENCHY GROUPIES: Ricardo Tischi of Givenchy is becoming quite a designer's designer. Both Yohji Yamamoto and Alessandra Facchinetti showed up to watch Tischi's couture show on Tuesday. "He really respects the clothes," said Yamamoto.

[Zazie]

Yes, he's "old-school" that way. You can tell his passion for the clothes and his particular vision, it's "Tisci". He's not making a joke or a carnival of haut couture, he really means it! I love this guy!!!!