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| Riccardo Tisci among some of his models, including Kanye West. (Vogue). |
Riccardo Tisci is an Itlaian Fashion Designer, born in 1974. He was born to a poor family, consisting of 8 children, his mother, and father, who died when Tisci was just four years old. Growing up surrounded by women, Tisci was full of love and care. Although they had little money, his 7 sisters would alter their own clothing, offering to him as hand-me-downs. There was little money to provide for school trips, so instead his family would provide him with his own, make-believe trip. He was infatuated with mythology, which has stayed with him throughout his life. He worked many jobs, from working in a florist, to working for his uncle as a plasterer. However, he had a talent for illustration, and was soon offered an internship at a textile company, designing for Missoni and Paloma Picasso. After studying at the Design Istituto d’Arte Applicata, he then travelled to London, seeking to provide for his family, as well as stand on his own two feet. He knew that this was a chance of a lifetime, and after seeing an advert in the paper for classes at the London College of Fashion, he attended. His lecturer, Priyesh Shar, noted Tisci's talent, who then passed him onto his colleauge, Antonio Berardi. Berardi put Tisci in contact with Central Saint Martins, in which he gained a scholarship for; “For me was a dream, to be able to be independent, to be able to really express myself, to learn to cut.” (Tisci, 2012). He graduated from London Central Saint Martins in 1999, with an extraordinary show. His mother fell ill, and Tisci flew back to Italy to be with her. After being unable to establish himself in Italy as a designer, Tisci retreated to India, where he still holds a strong spiritual bond with. He worked alongside a friend who owned a embroidery atelier in Delhi, in which he brought back the products that he had made. He showed Boscono the pieces, which led to his own show. The models were enlisted for free with the help of Boscono, whilst Tisci's sister completed the hair. The collection consisted of influence from his strong Italian, Catholic roots. From here, his career took off as he established himself as a designer. He has realeased his own Autumn/Winter 2005 collection, which was considerably popular. This led him to be invited by Givenchy's then president, Marco Gobbetti, to be the creative director of Givenchy in 2005. He has since been appointed Creative Director of the Men’s Ready-to-Wear collection.
"My way of showing is very melancholic... I love romanticism and sensuality”. - Riccardo Tisci.
Riccardo Tisci has a very original neo-gothic, dark romantic style. He is fascinated with the darkness, his designs contain a strong gothic feel, entwined with a soft delicacy. His clothing designs beautifully contrast eachother, due to the use of mulitiple fabrics, such as the use of silk bodies, covered by oversized structured tuxedo jackets. This is conveyed not only through the clothing itself, but also in the way it is displayed. For the catwalk shows, he employs only the best artistic directors to help convey his ideas and feel to the shows. Architecture is an important aspect to his designs, as Tisci seeks inspiration from them. "I've always been obsessed with African culture, or any culture—Brazilian, African, Nigerian—that, for religion or for beauty, decorates themselves. I've always been attracted to Moroccan ladies wearing this amazing veil on top of the jaw. I'm attracted to ornamentation. I'm obsessed with the streets. I've been lucky to do couture, to be up there in the luxury world, and to be able to do street and urban fashion. I'm very attracted to the metallic stuff—all the diamond Victorian ornamentation, or Moroccan, Nigerian, and aboriginal from Australia and Brazil." (Tisci to Interview Magazine, 2014).
"Black is always elegant. It is the most complete colour in the whole world, made of all the colours in the palette. She is aristocratic, dark, sensual and romantic but it has been this way since I first started at Givenchy eight years ago. Back then, no-one understood. Now, you open any magazine and see Gothic as a trend."
Bowles, H. (2012) Riccardo Tisci’s time. Available at: http://www.vogue.com/865370/tiscis-time/ (Accessed: 2 March 2016).
Limited, C. (2010) Interview: Riccardo Tisci. Available at: http://www.stylist.co.uk/fashion/interview-riccardo-tisci-givenchy (Accessed: 2 March 2016).
Brant, H. (2016) The look: Riccardo Tisci. Available at: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/the-look-riccardo-tisci/#_ (Accessed: 2 March 2016).
Jones, T. (ed.) (2012) Fashion Now. Taschen.
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