Givenchy S/S 2016 New York

[Aizanara]

Some of the lace details are beautiful but the rest is just too simple. Riccardo is getting lazy... And they need to stop covering these beautiful models' faces with these horrendous things !
So to sum up I would say nice but lazy and déjà vu.

 

[sammul613]

A whole lot of nothing. I mean, casting was great and the models - men and women - were gorgeous. The soundtrack was fabulous. And some of the clothes were certainly attractive...but...we've seen it all before. I just feel like Tisci isn't adding anything to the conversation anymore.

I don't agree, as this is Tisci's 10th anniversary collection in givenchy, def he want to recall his best years, so he presents 88 style including those recap of couture look btw 2008 to 2013, but you can also see he is creating a completely new collection, he merge the lady lingerie details as the mainstream of this season, and reinvented a new relax lux concept with those tailor jacket and pajamas, i love this collection, but this is not his best! And i prefer he put those "archive" at the end of show instead adding in the middle, and I really fxxking hate the panel, it's sucks, they didn't capture the best angle even they set so many camera in the avenue......

 

[sammul613]

It's S/S 2010 all over again. So lazy and generic. Though the men's pieces were largely great, I can't get beyond how out of place it all is.

you sure it's the 2.0 of SS2010? you know what, he did print and flocking in textiles, and he promoted a voluminous mini dress and lace up platform wedge in SS10 which, in contrary, he is doing lace and intimate idea, asymmetrical cut, and loose fit items with silk pajamas styling for SS16, I would say this is a little bit recall of Haider Arkermann's philosophy but def not a knock off or repeat of Tisci's own creation.

 

[orchidee]

It's not a bad collection. But it's just uninspired, which is unfortunate. Throwing the old HC pieces in there was just an interesting yet lazy move. I'm curious as to whether or not they'll be made for retail...

Also curious what motif their $600 t-shirts will use next season.

 

[Nomar]

What an over-hyped show! I was expecting something so much more interesting and exciting but this is just lazy. Although I admit the clothes are lovely and pretty, but as others have already mentioned, he's just gone back to his archives for 'new' ideas. Basically all the women's pieces look like sexy lingerie and he just went over the top with all the lace. I would have like some more colour and different silhouettes, he really needs to go out of his comfort zone.

In saying all of that, the runway did look spectacular and the casting was fantastic. Also I LOVED the men's looks, simple but so so nice.

 

[kasper!]

It reminds me of his 2006SS show, mainly because those lace looks. I'm OK with this collection...

 

[perhydrol]

It was his 10th anniversary and it's time to go. His fashion has been tiring and boring since 2012 (of course he had some good collections, but that number is so little) to me. This is awful. They wanted to do this show on September 11th, but all I can see is Riccardo's laziness. Really, you don't have to copy your couture gowns for any anniversary. That "remaking underwear" theme is so old and done to death. Still it's Galliano who did it better.
They wanted to recreate the hype around this brand and they achieved it in a way, but the clothes aren't fresh at all. Some pieces are beautiful, but it didn't help. The hype is irrelevant here since their clothes are boring.
I miss the old Riccardo but I don't have any hope now. He has to go and take the Kardashians away too.

 

[GIVENCHYlover]

Extremely beautiful but wery unwearable during the day time

 

[Lola701]

His work at Givenchy has been so much about him than Hubert actually so, after 10 years, it's a bit "surprising" to see him bein so uninspired. Givenchy is his brand now. The house doesn't have a real signature recognizable by the general public.
Ok, sometimes, he used some techniques, some details, archive materials or prints but if you're not familiar with the house's codes, you can't identify them as "Givenchy".

Basically, the collection as a whole is a lazy affair as he did the lingerie thing for fall 2012.

 

[gazebo]

 

[Creative]

I don't think Riccardo has anything to do with this. According to his Instagram he's always on vacation.

 

[RedSmokeRise]

It was very beautiful (as expected) but also not worth the hype. The couture throwbacks were great though.

Honestly after waiting an hour for the show to start & watching that bizarre performance art bit, you'd expect something a little more substantial.

 

[george5]

My least favorite part was the Menswear section, because as a lot of people pointed out, it's way too Helmut Lang(a blatant rip-off to be honest).

Regarding the Womenswear collection, indeed is quite uninspired: Fall 2012 RTW proportions and satin/lace tops paired with trousers, those awkward knotted dresses and the infamous Couture replicas.

Ricardo has reached his limit at Givenchy, He doesn't know where else to take some inspiration and I really hope to see a few days later a press release saying that this is his farewell collection.

 

[IndigoHomme]

For me this looks like a Haider Ackermann lingerie collection: Lace, suits, etc...

 

[gossiping]

i am surprised that so many of you don't like!

i thought it was beautiful, the white is my favourite...that lace

 

[jescajade]

Considering the hype around the show I was seriously expecting much more from Tisci, and I don't think it being his 10 year anniversary should be used as an excuse. ^maybe it is because he's always on holiday . The couture, even though we've seen it all before was beautiful. But the majority of the collection was tired and irrelevant, it probably is time to go..

 

[Phuel]

I liked it.... for what it is: Instantly, identifiably Givenchy designs. With the jeans line coming, he needs to enforce and confirm the Givenchy brand to a much wider customer-base and this collection seems to be that move to do so.

It's very much an ornate, baroque and culturally-rich send-up of Helmut Lang's template in the styling. And still very much of what we've come to recognize as Riccardo's signature as well. There's something not quite right about that of course-- but it works overall; the styling, the cast, the music, the nod to his own archive. Even the men's here looking blatantly Helmut Lang, fits with the streamlining of the collection for a total look. I mean, his menswear was never his own to begin with; he more or less ripped off Gaultier, from the skirt/ kilt over pant/suit, to the graphic lines, color-palette and mixing of sportswear with piece borrowed from other cultures, down to the casting of a diverse cast of macho, masculine men styled with feminine flourishes.

I think he's at a point where he has a decent archive to revisit and draw from-- and slack off to. And everything looks so Riccardo-for-Givenchy "pretty", I find it hard to dismiss him for not moving to any new fashion levels here. At least I'm glad those awful graphic sweats and tees are nowhere to be seen anymore (at least not in the show).

 

[Steddycam91]

I don't think Riccardo has anything to do with this. According to his Instagram he's always on vacation.

lolol so true. Him and Mert & Marcus are too busy hanging out by the pool with their band of hunky hanger-ons to be bothered to do any new or original work.

 

[ThatRascal]

I think many people here missed the point. I don't believe Riccardo set out to present anything "new" with this collection. Instead, it was a remembrance of his work over the last 10 years which is why you can identify looks from different years. Also significantly is that he chose to show the collection on 9/11 in NYC which is a day of remembrance of what happened in the city.

The Givenchy woman will love this, those who loved him in the beginning will find something in there and those you came on later/recently when the brand really latched itself into public consciousness thanks to his entertainment business friends.

Finally, his casting was simply stellar! You can always tell when a designer casts from his gut feeling or personal relationships with models.

 

[Marc10]

I think many people here missed the point. I don't believe Riccardo set out to present anything "new" with this collection. Instead, it was a remembrance of his work over the last 10 years which is why you can identify looks from different years.

But the thing is, he has been "remembering his work" for the past few years. There's nothing wrong with revisiting some bits of your past work, some established aesthetics, but ultimately you have to move forward otherwise it starts to look unimaginative, predictable and lazy. And that's what going on with him.