Anyone who knows me knows that I have a deep love for Givenchy. Since Ricardo Tisci took the reigns in 2005, the brand has taken on a whole new life. Ricardo has a way of taking the history of the house of Givenchy, but twists it with a new, dark and slightly gothic sensibility. His past collection was criticized for offering everything to everyone and not having a point of view. This collection is definitely standing behind something. The pattern itself all came from twisting the weave normally seen in a keffiyeh and distorting it into really beautiful geometric and almost paisly patterns. The color also came in a very focused palette, primarily black and white with some mixture of khaki in the pattern and shots of bright color. There was also a languid and airy aspect to everything that walked down the runway, it all floated a bit off the body. You can also see that Ricardo is taking a lot of the techniques that he's learned through working on the couture collections that are giving the ready to wear a really beautiful quality. Everything is well made and you can see that quality while the clothes walk down the runway. Another knock out collection in my opinion!
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