TISCI
Riccardo

• 1. Career
• 1.1. Early beginnings
• 1.2. Givenchy, 2005–2017
• 1.3. Burberry, 2018–2022

Riccardo Tisci is an Italian fashion designer. He studied in Italy at the Design Istituto d’Arte Applicata in Cantù until the age of 17, and then graduated from London's Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 1999. In 2005, Tisci was creative director for Givenchy Women's haute couture and ready-to-wear lines. In May 2008 he was additionally menswear and accessories designer of the Givenchy men's division. In March 2018, he was appointed chief creative officer of Burberry, succeeding Christopher Bailey.

Career

Early beginnings

Upon graduation, Tisci worked for companies such as Puma, Antonio Berardi and Coccapani before signing a three-year contract with Ruffo Research, a company that has helped launch the careers of several fashion designers, such as Sophia Kokosalaki.

Upon the expiration of his contract in July 2004, Tisci spent time living in India, where he began to work on his own collection. In September 2004, during the Milan Fashion Week, Tisci debuted his first Riccardo Tisci Collection for Fall 2005/2006 in an off-calendar show.

Givenchy, 2005–2017

In February 2005, Tisci was appointed as the creative director of the haute couture, ready-to-wear and accessories lines for Givenchy. Brought to Givenchy by LVMH COO Antonio Belloni and Givenchy CEO Marco Gobbetti, Gobbetti called Tisci a "perfect fit for us... Tisci has an elegance that is very modern, very contemporary and romantic at the same time".

Tisci presented his first Givenchy haute couture collection in July 2005 during the Fashion Week in Paris.

Tisci, under Givenchy, designed the costumes for Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour in 2008, following Jean Paul Gaultier and Dolce & Gabbana. In 2009, for the encore of the tour he designed another costume for the tour's opening song Candy Shop.

In February 2017 Tisci stepped down as creative director of Givenchy, "I now wish to focus on my personal interests and passions." Givenchy's turnover increased six-fold during Tisci's twelve-year tenure.

Burberry, 2018–2022

In 2018, Tisci was named by Burberry to replace Christopher Bailey as the brand's chief creative officer. This was followed by a limited-time collaboration with Vivienne Westwood for the Winter 2018 collection.

Tisci's vision while at Burberry was to create pieces that walk the line between tradition and modernity with a darkly gothic charm.

His tenure lasted through to September 2022, when it was announced that Tisci would be replaced at the helm of Burberry's creative efforts by English designer Daniel Lee.