A sure sign that Riccardo Tisci s Fall collection for Givenchy was a hit: Zara already has its own version of the black panther print T-shirt in stores. Here s another one: The designer himself revisited the purple-and-yellow-on-black floral today, taking photos of the original prints and digitally manipulating them for sweatshirts cropped above the bust, button-down blouses, and narrow pencil skirts. (That body-loving silhouette also turned up in vivid bird of paradise patterns.)
Similarly, Tisci traded in Fall s baseball motifs for basketball mesh and surfing references, accessorizing looks with crocodile-trim sun visors and logo d lanyard necklaces (logos are becoming a surprising, tongue-in-cheek trend this season). The b-ball mesh, used on boxy tees bedecked with huge blooms, gave the collection a sporty tone that seems apt for Resort.
Still, the number that we left dreaming about was the dressiest of the bunch, a navy double-silk long dress with a 1950 s-style swimsuit bodice topped by a super-cropped black sweater. It also happens to be Tisci s favorite. In fact, he s so in love with pinups he reported that the menswear collection he ll show in ten days is influenced by them. As for his upcoming Couture collection, he wouldn t say. And the Dior rumors? His lips were sealed on that, too, but from this perspective, his Resort collection looks like a designer in confident, I-can-do-anything mode.
