A power failure in Bercy–the site of Givenchy‘s show venue–delayed the start of their men’s show by over an hour, according to numerous tweets from GQ, Cathy Horyn, WWD and Style.com. According to Cathy Horyn’s twitter, the show has finally started–PHEW–after an hour and a half delay. But here are some of our favorite tweets from the Givenchy blackout of 2011:

I think GQ wins.
Designer(s): Givenchy






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Thank you for the confirmation that fashion folk is a bunch of snippy whiners.
i mean, for as much money as they spend on the production of shows like this, it would really behoove them to have a backup generator on site. just sayin’.