For Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy, pre-fall used to be a group of basics, but not anymore. A nude lace top, for instance, came with removable rugged nylon sleeves and was paired with a pleated skirt in a compactly woven camel cashmere, while a brown chiffon evening gown was accessorized with over-the-knee lace-up leather waders.
One of the collection's most striking looks was an antiqued lace, to-the-floor dress topped with a bed jacket made from tulle and taffeta rosettes and trimmed with zips (I love it!). The model wore a necklace with the new Givenchy emblem; called the Obsedia, it marries religious and military symbolism with a 1920's Deco feeling, and Tisci is using it on everything from jewelry to belts to bags. "All the old French houses have an emblem," he reasoned. Tisci's been at the French brand five years now, and he's certainly put his stamp on the house that Hubert built, luring big-time celebrities and igniting major trends, not least of which is the sheer we've seen everywhere the last couple of seasons. Introducing the Obsedia, it would seem, makes it official.
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