Riccardo Tisci - Designer

[ilaughead]

I feel like Riccardo is much more involved with design at Givenchy than the other designers mentioned. Marc has plenty of help at both his own house and at Louis Vuitton, and let's face it, the lines sometimes can look pretty similar anyway. Tom was creative director at both YSL and Gucci, but he wasn't entrenched in the actual design, so he was able to work much, much differently. John apparently didn't do much at Dior by the end of his tenure, so he could concentrate on his own house. And Karl, on the other hand, might be designing and fitting daily with Chanel, but at the end of the day, he seems to design Fendi from afar and is able to show them a series of sketches and have the atelier bring those ideas to fruition without much extra work.

 

[Salvatore]

Yes, you have to remember that now, Givenchy and Dior are both strong haute couture houses and I already believe Tisci is so involved in the process of haute couture that his PAP comes off lacking lately. So imagine how designing two haute couture (if he could even do that) would do to the PAP ? And more importantly, what would it do to Tisci ?

 

[Psylocke]

If I read one more news article or blog post saying Tisci at Dior is confirmed just because some idiots on Twitter say so... The latest rumours say Tsici for Dior, Haider for Givenchy and Carine and Slimane for YSL

But I'm actually warming up to the idea of Tisci designing for Dior. I think he could do great things for the house and it could definitely be interesting.

 

[LeBonChic]

Im all for Tisci at Dior as long as he doesn't leave Givenchy. Givenchy is now too good to be left behind.

 

[Flashbang]

i-D Spring 2011




vvshu

 

[Flashbang]

The sketch & outcome of a cake commemorating An0ther Magazine 10th Anniversary



sina/givenchy

 

[agee]

Could this be about Tisci, Dior and an eponymous menswear line?

And then there's the hiss about that certain designer rumored to be ascending to that high throne of luxury labels very soon. Rumors are rife that the deal would entail a menswear line under his own name complete with ultra-luxe production values and a stand-alone store. Well the men's market certainly does need the excitement!

theimagist via Bamhutt

 

[get fashion]

Interesting!
And Dior still a mystery!

 

[Ives927]

^ I think that interview alone confirms his appointment to Dior. If he wasn't taking over, why would he not comment? He would have simply dispelled those rumors.

 

[Littleathquakes]

^ yes. the silence answered the question HAHA

 

[Style Savvy]

I can't wait for his first collection for Dior.

 

[Psylocke]

When exactly did Tisci start his own line? I always read it was shortly before he became creative director at Givenchy in 2004 but when scanning this old ed from 2002 I noticed this gorgeous dress is credited as being a "Riccardo Tisci" dress.


my scan (from Amica Italy November 2002)

 

[thejarc]

I think that he became creative director in 2005 and had his own line for a little more than one year.

But maybe that dress is from his graduation collection? (he graduated in 1999)

 

[aldn]

he wanted more than anything to have his own line but he took givenchy to save the family home.

 

[mackos]

In spite of the fact that everyone thinks I am very much a Rottweiler—that I am very dark and everything—I have a side that is very romantic that I show to very few people.

This is such a great quote and it's so perfectly put in the first shot. While you have a Rottweiler and blood, Riccardo himself looks so sweet and angelic. Love this photo, he looks heart-melting.

 

[Ives927]

His interview in Interview with Donatella is a very interesting read. I'm not quite sure what to make of with his response regarding the rumors surrounding him and Dior.

For now, it is still Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, and I think that it will be for a long time, because it will be difficult to evict me from my house. I feel good here!

He then said:

No, I would really say that, at the moment, it really is the truth. My truth is this: That I don’t know what will happen tomorrow because you can never know.

He sort of dismissed the rumors, but sort of added more mystery to it. The way he said them: for now; a very long time; at the moment; don’t know what will happen tomorrow. Could he possibly be staying at Givenchy and also take helm at Dior?

I just want to know already.

 

[Flashbang]

An article about Aymeline Valade and Saskia de Brauw with little quotes from Tisci.



sansartifice.tumblr

 

[tarsha]

Riccardo Tisci Designs Gold Album Cover For Kanye & Jay-Z

Remember Riccardo Tisci’s awesome art for the first single off Kanye and Jay-Z’s album Watch the Throne? Well, the Givenchy designer (and rumored Galliano replacement) also designed the album cover.

The aesthetic of the cover is very similar to that of the “H.A.M.” art — intricate and symmetrical. Both include stars, crowns, and leaves, but the album cover does the concept one better. Doing away with the cheesy dogs and blackletter font, the cover is rendered completely in gold (it literally looks like an embossed sheet of precious metal) and is devoid of any text.

Not to put too much pressure on ‘Ye or Jay, but if the album is as great as we hope, this cover could certainly reach icon status.

styleite

 

[Psylocke]

^That is beautiful!

 

[yesitsdagny]

^it really is!
I don't even like the music they do but I'm seriously considering buying it only because of this amazing cover