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RiccardoTiscihas
oftenusedhis
Catholicismasan
inspiration,butthe
thingabouttipping
yourcaptoGodis
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thatyouhaveto
acknowledgehis

YogaForYourAbs

oppositenumber,and
that'swhatitfeltlike
Tisciwasdoingwithhislatestmenswear
offering.Theshownotesreferredtohis
"darkestobsessions,"andtherewasasatanic
tugtothepresentation,withitsredandblack

Fall2015Menswear
Sunday25thJanuary

colorscheme,itsechoesofvoodooand

Paul & Joe

candombl,anditscatwalkofredglitter,like

Saint Laurent

ahighwaytohell.PatMcGrathexplainedthat
thegothicextremitiesofthemakeupshe'd

Undercover

createdwereallextemporizationsofAfrican

Umit Benan

masks,buttherewassomethingfiendish

Thom Browne

aboutthem.

Y-3

Tiscisaidhe'sbeenobsessedwithcollecting

Paul Smith

thingshiswholelife.Thevenuewas

Lanvin

decoratedwithanassemblageofvaguely

Ami

spookybitsandpiecesyoumightfindina
deserttownsouthoftheborderthesortof
placeyou'dotherwisespeedthroughona

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roadtripbecauseyoufeltlikebadthingshad
happenedthere.Exceptthat,forTisci,that
kindofjourneyrepresentedfreedom."That's
whatthiscollectionisabout,"heclaimed.
And,inaway,thatwasthestorythe
presentationtold,beginningwithuptight
pinstripedlooksliberatedbyNative
Americanlikepatterns,endingindgrad
sequins.Butthroughouttheshowtherewere
presentimentsofsomethingsinister:models
withtheirfaceseerilyobliterated,ortheirlips
stitchedshut,ortheirskindottedwithbeads
asiftosuggestaninfection.Thewomenwho
walkedintheshowweresloeeyeddaughters
ofdarkness,vampishsuccubi."The
collection'sveryspiritual,"claimedTisci,but
thismighthavebeenonetimewhenspirit
surrenderedtoflesh,whichwasprobablya
smartbusinessmove,becauseit'shardto
imaginehisfanshavingmuchproblemwith
that.
"TheDevilisnotalwaysbad,"Tiscisaidafter
theshow,withaknowingsmile.Anyway,for
hisretailersitwasGodwhowasinthese
details.Theywerehappytoseefewerofthe
Tshirtsandsweatsthathavebeenthe
enginesofGivenchy'sgrowth,andmoreof
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thesharptailoringthatistheothersideofthe
Tiscicoin.

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VoltBeatElectron 2daysago

Tisci'sonpointasalwaysbutGivenchyhadamoreartisticaurathistime.
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Guest 2daysago

nomorethan2ideasformen,andthesameLangstripeagain...
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HLives>Guest 2daysago

RTshouldhavejusthiredkanyethegeniustotakeoverGivenchy'screativedirection.
HLshouldreallyreallybepaidforcopyrights.
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kilitum>HLives adayago

IhopeyourebeingsarcasticinregardstoKanye?

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HLives>kilitum 10hoursago

well,somebrandsARENOTgivingmoreefforttocreativityanymore,but
insteadputtingtheirattentiontowardscheapandtackypeople.so,if
BalmainandGivenchywanttolowertheirstandards,kanyeisagood
candidatetohelpthemtowardsthisdirection.

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MonicaPerson>Guest 2daysago

Iagree.2013InmyopinionwasRTbestyear.Itssadbecauseyouwantsomuchoutof
thesefashiondesignersandoncetheyfameandsuccessgoestotheirheadthecreativity
isgone.Iwasnotimpressedatall.

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Hugo 2daysago

Ilovedthiscollection,butitseemsIgotthereferenceswrong.Myimmediatethoughtwasthat
hedidnotabandonhiscatholicismbuttransportittoadifferentplace.Igotstrong"Santeria"
vibeswithalittlebitof"DadelosMuertos".Ididnotfeellikethedevilwaspartofthis
collectionatanyminuteactually.
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jan 2daysago

yuck.sorrythecarpetprintisgoodin2piecesandthenoverkillandtrendycrap.buyitathm
spendafewbucksandthrowitaway2weekslater.
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DaniloRamos 2daysago

RemindsmeofthemovieFromDusktillDawn.
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GEORGINACOOKIE 2daysago

YES!whatsgoingonherevoodoo,hotcoalsrunway,vampiresdarklyalluringRiccardojust
lovingit,ifthisisHellsignmeup!!!!!!
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Warriah 2daysago

Boringandrepetitivewithaslimsilhouette.Thewomenintherunwayhadmuchmorecreative
looksanditwasn'tevenwomenswear.Goestoshowhowfarbehindmenswearreallyis.
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Juniortastemaker 3hoursago

thegirlsdressesarelookingfarbetterthanmen'sclothes,yetitissupposedtobeamen's
collection.what'swrongwithRiccardothesedays???

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DwayneMoholitny adayago

53&55havethemostpotentialbyfusingnomadickilimmotifswithclassicblacksequinsthe
infusionofmadderwithblack'sawelcomechangefromthe50shadesofgreysuits
proliferatingthedogwalks.IfailtoconnectwiththediabolicaldiatribeofferedbyTBlanksthe
Mephisto/MessiahmaximmighthavebeenTiscis'mantrafromseasonspastbutIfeelhe's
finallycutthebiblicalumbilical.Thepopularunfinishedhemsareaboontothehome
seamstresswho'sdepletedherbiastapebankbutlikethedeconstructedfurniturefrom
RestorationHardware,it'sprobablyahardsellevenfortheIce2Eskimocrowd.Thesweaterset
skirtsondisplaystillhaveafewlapstogobeforeadefinitivewinner'sbeendeclaredalthough,
McQprobablycameclosestthistime'roundwiththeirculottespairedwithtaperedtrousers...
besidesM.Tisci,ifyou'rereferencingthemeanderingriver,areconstructeddjellabawouldn't
requireavalidpassport.

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eskimoeason. 2daysago

Tisci'sGivenchyhasgonestrongerintermsofthebrand'saesthetics,asophisticateddefinition
ofthebrandmixedwithTisci'sstrongpersonalstyle,aromancethatbloomsinthedark,
brighterthanthesun.Fashionhasnevermeanttobeaboutcreativity.Somepeopleneedto
stopbeingobsessedwiththeidealisticandthatstereotype.YouarenotsmarterthanTisciatthe
helmofthisfashionhouse.

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thiscollectionlookslikeacondensedversionofhispastmenswearcollectionsjustdifferent
colorsandfabric.itseemslikericcardoisunabletomovepastbeyondthesamekitschyprints
hemadepopular4yearsago.spring2013washislastinterestingcollectionimolovethe
silhouettesandproportions.

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MonicaPerson 2daysago

Terriblecollection.2013InmyopinionwasRTbestyear.Itssadbecauseyouwantsomuchout
ofthesefashiondesignersandoncetheyfameandsuccessgoestotheirheadthecreativityis
gone.Iwasnotimpressedatall.

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