ricardo tisci’s return to reality \/\/ givenchy fall/winter 09
The Avant Guardian, like most women, is a fickle beast. Last week I hated Ricardo Tisci for ripping off my favorite dark mastermind, Tom Binns. This week I don’t care who he rips off, as long as he keeps doing what he’s doing.
The Givenchy Fall ad campaign was just released, and it made me realize that I had completely overlooked the line. And I don’t just mean this season, either, I think I’ve been ignoring Givenchy for a good long time. Well, Mr. Tisci, if you’re reading this, please accept my deepest apologies.
When I saw this photo I let out a stream of curse words so intense they probably insulted people in all five buroughs. But, for fuck’s sake, are you kidding me with the bleached eyebrows and Spock hair? Way to make it hurt so good, Givenchy.
Then I went back and looked at every single piece from the runway show and felt complete shock and awe. Fuck all the haters who say the collection sucks, and “is better suited to Gareth Pugh’s collection”? (Why is that a bad thing, anyways?) This collection is back in black and dead sexy, and, oh my fucking god, is that horsehair?
I also read that the collection was “monochrome” (again, why is that bad?) and lacking in texture. For serious? There’s like net, hair, feathers, silk, and leather in these two dresses alone. What more do you want? Big shoulders? Check. Skinny pinched in waists? Okay. Delicate draping? Done.
I also love Tisci’s completely unironic statement that this collection represents a return to reality. “It’s important,” he said, “to give reality to women.” Um, okay, Ricardo. Only in fashion do people think reality is a thing that you actually have to give to people. Personally, I have more than enough. But then again, if this is what your reality looks like, can I please be invited?
Oh, and also, Tisci announced that he will be designing costumes for Madonna and Antony from Antony and the Johnsons, two of my favorite, uh, reality-makers.
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Photo Credits: WWD, Coutorture
