Riccardo tisci is an Italian fashion designer born on August 1, 1974 in the city of Taranto. He graduated from the Central Saint Martin Academy in 1999, London, after studying in Italy. His hometown is tied to mythological stories of sailors and mermaids, which inspired the designs he created for Givenchy’s haute couture and ready-to-wear collections.
After graduation, Tisci She worked for a number of companies including Coccapani and Puma before signing a three-year deal with Ruffo Research, which started the careers of many fashion designers, including Sophia Kokosalaki. In 2004, when the contract expired, he began working on his personal collection, which he exhibited in 2005 and 2006 at Milan Fashion Week.
Before long, in 2005, he was appointed Creative Director of Givenchy. This was an offer that she had almost turned down as her original idea was to focus on her own fashion collection. However, when the designer found out that his family was in financial trouble, he accepted the company’s offer and settled for his salary. Marco Gobbetti de Givenchy described Tisci as a perfect fit for the label because the designer had a highly contemporary elegance, modern and romantic at the same time. Unlike the many designers who succeeded Hubert de Givenchy, Tisci he was immensely successful, both financially and critically, especially in the realm of haute couture. His catwalk presentations are very stylized in terms of space and architecture. The designer explained that his way of displaying the work is extremely melancholic, Tisci loves sensuality and romanticism.
While working for Givenchy, he created the costumes that Madonna wore on the 2008 Sticky and Sweet Tour, succeeding Dolce & Gabbana and Jean Paul Gaultier. In 2009, she designed another outfit for the introductory song, Candy Shop. In addition to this, she also designed other exclusive garments for the singer, to wear off stage.
For the fall 2010 collection, he launched a new Brazilian transsexual model, Lea T. He worked with this model for years and Lea was also his personal assistant. In 2011, Tisci He was considered to be John Galliano’s successor as Christian Dio’s chief designer, however, a year later, Raf Simons was announced as Dior’s creative director, following Galliano’s departure.
His other projects include an invitation in 2008 to edit A-Anna magazine, number eight. In 2011, he was the guest editor of Visionaire’s issue on religion. Additionally, aside from working with Madonna, Riccardo Tisci has collaborated with Kanye West and Jay-Z to do the covers for HAM and Watch The Throne. He returned to work with West for his GOOD Music label, on the album Cruel Summer.
Many fashionistas, critics, and people feel that the fashion design sense of Riccardo tisci it is gothic and dark.