Givenchy Couture Show Canceled

Givenchy will no longer hold couture shows, WWD reports. Designer Riccardo Tisci will instead schedule individual appointments to view the ornate pieces. This new format will cost 35 percent more than staging a runway show.

"I want to make couture even more special than it is, and not just another catwalk show," Tisci told WWD "People can really experience the couture moment: See it, touch it."

Among those people are "assorted royals" who can't attend shows in any case due to security issues.

In another big change for Givenchy, Tisci won't be using any black. He told WWD, "It's the first time I'm not doing any black. It's a challenge for me to do no black, and I like a challenge."

Comments

[everlastingtodd]

03:40 PM on 06/22/2010

What the heck is that in the photo? It looks like a block of cream cheese going to a funeral.

[right Alice]

08:58 PM on 06/21/2010

"It's the first time I'm not doing any black.
It's a challenge for me to do no black, and I like a challenge."

So that's what the color is that's shown in feature photo: Black.

[americancolonyinhell]

06:53 PM on 06/21/2010

You're kidding--a lampshade? How'd they work in the empty Jack Daniels bottle and the table?

[Oxonian2001]

05:43 PM on 06/21/2010

Did someone steal Morticia's lampshade?

[andys0391]

04:36 PM on 06/21/2010

That's heart wrenching. They normally have amazing couture.

[Hank007]

03:17 PM on 06/21/2010

Not only that, but he is refusing to let people actually wear the clothes. You can go look at them by appointment, but he is so exclusive, he does not want anyone actually wearing or owning anything by him. Wait, now I hear he is even not allowing people to even look at them.

[shuffleoff]

06:06 PM on 06/21/2010

...wait! now there are no clothes!!

[Lynda Filler]

03:08 PM on 06/21/2010

and what exactly is the newsworthiness of this article....

[Mahi Joe]

10:00 AM on 06/22/2010

It's basically saying that this designer is moving away from the security and trendiness of black. In the mid 80s to mid 90s I photographed the Haute Couture shows in Paris and to tell you the truth, there wasn't much black shown at these shows.

[LeftRightLeftRight]

02:54 PM on 06/21/2010

Just when you thought the fashion industry couldn't be any further from reality...

[PresidentRobertBooth]

02:31 PM on 06/21/2010

***In another big change for Givenchy, Tisci won't be using any black. He told WWD, "It's the first time I'm not doing any black. It's a challenge for me to do no black, and I like a challenge***


No black = No fashion industry

It simply cannot be done.

[Mahi Joe]

10:05 AM on 06/22/2010

No black = No fashion industry

That's not really true because there are designers who were known for their color palettes such as Ungaro and LaCroix. Also, the average person really never gets to see the complete line of clothing. They only see what the buyers purchase for their stores. A typical Pret -a- Porter (ready to wear) show may have as many as 160 pieces shown on the runway and only a fraction will be produced based on the orders taken from buyers.

[sulalives]

02:18 PM on 06/21/2010

confused about this WHAT?