Givenchy
Designer: Riccardo Tisci

• “Tisci unzipped, exposed and unfurled depths and transparencies in the Givenchy collection – which was as original, as it was thought-provoking.” [AP]
• “Tisci’s collection was feminine. But that femininity came with a raw edge and an emboldened strength.” [Dazed Digital]
• “Tisci may have been looking back, but this felt like a massive departure. His woman had moved on, away from the controlled minimalist, to someone freer, more exuberant, romantic yet downright sexy.” [ELLEuk.com]
• “Sometimes it’s beautiful to be brave. In a season where there have been few surprises, Riccardo Tisci’s collection was both of those things.” [Grazia Daily]
• “As surprising as it was tough and tender.” [International Herald Tribune]
• “He knows what he wants. And that was coolly, if not brilliantly, conveyed in new versions of his influential sweatshirts, and dark romantic paisleys interrupted by half-undone corsets taken from the torso of a biker’s jacket.” [The New York Times]
• “He brought some balance back to the fashion universe with a deeply personal collection that pushed fashion forward with its innovative approach to dressing.” [NOWFASHION]
• “It was a mashup that felt irreverent, clever, and even a little bit grunge.” [POPSUGAR Fashion]
• “The realisation that Riccardo Tisci is one of nine children, eight of whom are girls, made this a ‘file under feminist’ collection, because Tisci knows women–that they are strong yes, but can still cry at Bambi like a nine year old would and they’re sensual and free-spirited and kick-ass and complicated–imagine that!” [SHOWstudio]
• “Just beautiful. Riccardo Tisci’s Givenchy show tonight was one of those fashion moments that true believers slog through four weeks of shows for. It gave you goose bumps.” [Style.com]
• “Riccardo Tisci’s sublime Givenchy collection saw him return to the chic street sensibility that characterized his reinvention of the house, as he morphed inspirations taken from Gypsy culture with the classics that he has so suavely appropriated as his own–sweatshirts, biker jackets, and duffle coats among them.” [Vogue.com]
• “His Givenchy show was the one that left everyone thinking – or rather knowing – that they had seen something very special, emotional.” [Vogue.com UK]
• “It was atmospheric, emotional and full of incredible fashion.” [WWD]