Olivier Theyskens - Designer

[Phuel]

^^^ LOL It's all good. He's throwing me off a building!

 

[reese06]

Talk about sucking the life out of the room.
People keep saying they want Olivier Theyskens at a big fashion house, but when he actually gets a major role, they start complaining. Which is fair—everyone’s entitled to their opinion. But at the same time, you all want him to get the recognition he deserves, yet when his work is worn by a huge pop star in a video and song that’s actually getting traction, it suddenly becomes a problem because the pop star is not worthy of theksens. It’s very silly. If you want him to stay a niche designer making beautiful eveningwear for independent actresses, just say that.
The only place I could see him at is Lanvin and he seems pretty content with the freedom he has now to do what he wants.

 

[MulletProof]

uh no, since he departed NR, I've never said I wanted to see him at a big fashion house or to 'get more recognition', if you've followed fashion long enough, you know he is respected by anyone who cares about design, he's a middle-aged designer who's been around for ages, the people who make him sound like an underdog waiting for his big break and who are obsessed with envisioning him at a big house as if he had never been in one... not me! lol. Like I said, good on him getting the money from this gig.. the 'huge pop star' makes subpar music and has a terrible personality though! the two can coexist...

 

[Creative]

He is kind of a soft spot of mine… I would like to see him somewhere tbh. I kind of miss that kind of poetic, delicate, nostalgic and romantic approach of him to fashion. Sheer layers, feathers, transparencies, lightness… He also has a fantastic eye for color.

I know it’s hard that his approach becomes successful business wise, but still.

 

[fenty]

The gays are back to comparing Madonna and Gaga; we're so back!!! I hope there's an appointment announcement coming from him sometime soon

 

[Phuel]

^^^ Apologies for inflaming the TFS little monsters LOL But that red outfit in her video is a blatant variation of the Theysken gown madonna wore in 98! (Like a great man once said: I like some of the Gaga song… But she is really gross.)

It’s such an odd and interesting need for some that their fav designers must be in a powerhouse label or fabled house. I suppose it’s no different than stanning one’s fav pop queens to have the number one single and gross the mostest in revenue.

I’d plea for some billionaire to invest in the Theyskens brand and allow him to mix and match his brand of dreamy concoctions of Nina Ricci with his pragmatic leather sportswear of Theory. In the meantime, of course everyone needs to make a living and even take on jobs working with employers that are insufferable/obnoxious/gross. And it’s no different for Olivier here LOL

 

[Lola701]

Oh interesting because when I saw the dress she wore to the Grammy, it looked like OR vintage. I think it’s great for him.

Everytime his name is mentioned, it’s always rooted in this irrational nostalgia. So to finally have a current project from him is good.

She needs to wear his designs often this year. I want that for him. It could help his business.

And at the same time, he represents that old idea of what Avant Garde meant and Lady Gaga is also about that pastiche idea of Avant Garde. The Tik Tok crowd may connect to it and it could bring some editors to his showroom (if he has something to present).

 

[LadyJunon]

Kifu Augousti wears a custom Olivier Theyskens dress for her wedding:

 

[blueorchid]

US Vogue July 2000
"The New Guard"
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Fashion Editor: Grace Coddington
Hair: Garren
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Models: Collette Pechekhonova, Carmen Kass, Caroline Ribiero, Karen Elson, Liya Kebede, Maggie Rizer, Missy Rayder, Malgosia Bela





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[blueorchid]

US Vogue September 2005
"The Magnificent Seven"
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Hair: Julien d'Ys
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Fashion Editor: Grace Coddington
Featuring: Stefano Pilati, Marc Jacobs, Olivier Theyskens, Miuccia Prada, Nicolas Ghesquière & Alber Elbaz
Models: Lily Cole, Gemma Ward, Karen Elson, Natalia Vodianova, Hana Soukupova, Eugenia Volodina & Lily Donaldson




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[blueorchid]

US Vogue September 2001
"Independent's Day"
Photographer: Annie Leibovitz
Sittings Editor: Alexandra Kotur
Fashion Editor: Camilla Nickerson
Featuring: Roos van Vosstraeten, Olivier Theyskens, Bernhard Willhelm, An Oost, Veronique Branquinho, Hannelore Knuts, Dries Van Noten, Kim Peers, An Demeulemeester, Ann Catherine Lacroix, Filip Arickx, An Vandevorst, Anouck Lepere


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[blueorchid]

US Vogue July 2003
"Beautiful Dreamer"
Photographers: Irving Penn, Steven Klein
Sittings Editor: Phyllis Posnick
Fashion Editor: Grace Coddington
Hair: Odile Gilbert
Makeup: James Kaliardos
Featuring: Olivier Theyskens, Liya Kebede, Anouck Lepère, Natalia Vodianova, Élise Crombez, Eugenia Volodina




Vogue via VogueGirl8910

 

[blueorchid]

US Vogue March 2007
"Power Shift: A Very Long Night"
Photographer: Irving Penn
Fashion Editor: Phyllis Posnick
Hair: Julien d'Ys
Makeup: Stéphane Marais
Model: Caroline Trentini




Vogue via VogueGirl8910

 

[blueorchid]

US Vogue July 2007
"Model as Muse"
Photographer: Irving Penn
Fashion Editor: Phyllis Posnick
Hair: Julien d'Ys
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Model: Caroline Trentini


Vogue via VogueGirl8910

 

[blueorchid]

US Vogue September 2004
"Couture Club" by Sally Singer
Photographer: Annie Leibovitz
Fashion Editor: Grace Coddington
Hair: Julien d'Ys
Makeup: James Kaliardos
Featuring: Olivier Theyskens, Nicolas Ghesquiere, Alber Elbaz. Hana Soukupova, Raquel Zimmermann & Caroline Trentini




Vogue via justaguy

 

[IsabelMarantBoy]

Curious if anyone knows who styled his runway shows for Rochas and Nina Ricci 🩷

 

[blueorchid]

US Vogue December 2003
"Vogue Point of View: Alice in Wonderland"
Photographer: Annie Leibovitz
Fashion Editor: Grace Coddington
Hair: Julien d'Ys
Makeup: Gucci Westman
Set Designer: Mary Howard
Featuring: Natalia Vodianova, Olivier Theyskens, Tom Ford, Helmut Lang, Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Viktor Horsting, Rolf Snoeren, Stephen Jones, Christian Lacroix, John Galliano, Alexis Roche, Donatella Versace, Rupert Everett & Nicolas Ghesquière














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[Phuel]

Those shots of all the supreme talents of that era together is gold.

Such a supreme golden era high fashion in every sense: Design vision, construction, production, presentation and casting. And Olivier is truly the fairest of them all: God, he's gorgeous. Although Filip looks gorgeous as well in those days (…and looking at the thumb, I thought Narciso was Azzedine LMFAO). Their aesthetic, they vision, was so ridiculously sophisticated, with such highly demanding sensibility through and through. Their women walked above the mere mortals. Their reign really was of the highest of standards that has yet to be reached and exceeded. We were so blessed.

If Vogue were to arrange a shoot and feature of the leading designers and models in 2025, the cast would likely be JW, Mathieu Blazey, Pharrell, Phoebe, Pieter Mulier, Sarah Burton, Demna, Chitrose, Julian Dossena, Olivier Rousteing, Jacquemus… and a cast of catalogue headcount models and Paloma, in basic merch or desperate, overwrought look-at-me clownwear/childrenswear sensibility. It’s a fairly tolerable lineup even if the majority of the chosen aren’t my preferences, in particular Jacquemus and Pharrell. That should go without saying for anyone with eyes and any sense of standard. And none are anywhere close to the highest standards of the superior past.