The Independent (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
... at Givenchy, where thin gold chains and crucifixes were layered to neck-aching extremes to top off Riccardo Tisci's gothic-glam vision. Here, costume jewellery added a darkly baroque edge to an austere collection – and this is worth noting: big jewellery needs a blank canvas, so don't wear it with anything fussy or frilly, and beware of prints. In this trend, size matters – pick chunky,...
Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
... him for his flair in a "sensitive field." Designers including Christian Lacroix, Martine Sitbon, Riccardo Tisci and Roland Mouret – and loads of LVMH brass - were initially perplexed at Picart’s acceptance speech, the first part delivered in Vietnamese. But they cheered even more when Picart noted Yves Saint Laurent's controversial Forties collection inspired him to devote his career...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... calf-length dresses revealing hints of skin. Prada’s fellow architect in the resurrection of lace, Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy, shared her vision. “Lace is delicate and romantic,” he told American Vogue. “But at the same time, it has to be strong. When it gets sexy, it is vulgar.” To that end, he riffed on the tune of soft/strong by working frothy Chantilly lace into modest, high-neck...
The Blog @ SASSYBELLA.com (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
... approach and turned skeletal elements into couture costume, in only the way he can. Givenchy ’s Riccardo Tisci — along with Narciso Rodriguez — built bones into linear (all too human) bondage. In London, the great, twisted necromantic Giles Deacon juxtaposed ribcages over floral frocks, and kinetic knitwear virtuoso Louise Goldin turned out hardcore spring knits that bravely reshaped...
The Blog @ SASSYBELLA.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
... Baker suggests, while Minogue’s Gaultier tour wardrobe was met with lukewarm reviews, Madonna’s Riccardo Tisci’s custom Givenchy designs were often praised – often more so than the music she performed at the shows! Perhaps Baker needs to read a bit more press — including his own. If he did, he might realize that, on the whole, Kylie’s fans are sick of him. Is Kylie’s stylist criticizing...
Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
Designers went marching in two by two to fete Suzy Menkes’ 20-year career as fashion editor of the International Herald Tribune.
