Ricardo Tisci’s inspiration for Spring is a visit to Tisci’s seaside hometown and exploring the local folk-lore. The overall look is the deconstruction we saw repeatedly during the 1980’s. The opening section was a little out in left field with his slinky silhouettes covering the models entire body paired with his fountain hats. The opening section was a series of simple pieces, designed with clean lines and the emphasis on draping. There were a few print looks but they really did not compliment the overall look. The prints had a bit of an 80’s Versace reference and look to them. In the second section Tisci give us color, from dark navy to vibrant yellow. All of a sudden the draping and silhouette becomes more feminine and less drastic. One of the standout looks in this section is the gray silk chiffon and organza strapless gown. The top of the gown is done with fans of pleated chiffon while the shorter underskirt is silk organza structured in a diamond waffle design. Then a single layer of silk chiffon draped over and trimmed with three layers of the waffle design in the same chiffon fabric.

The must have piece and possibly a museum piece is the fisherman theme jacket. The chiffon jacket is covered with a pale nude fishnet and then encrusted with composite palettes, beading and fish scale shaped pieces of leather. An interesting piece but very imaginative and heavily detailed! The contrast from the opening looks to the closing section is confusing. The two really do not compliment each other. While I found a lot of the closing pieces very dramatic and inspirational, absent is the felling that this is a Givenchy collection. What is evident is Tisci is really torn on the whole Givenchy style and his personal design is soaked all over the collection.

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