Burberry taps Riccardo Tisci as new chief creative officer
Burberry has appointed Riccardo Tisci, the former Givenchy creative director, as its new chief creative officer, the company announced on Thursday morning. Tisci will join the company from 12th March 2018.
"I am honoured and delighted to be joining Burberry as its new Chief Creative Officer and reuniting with Marco Gobbetti," Tisci said in a statement released by the brand. "I have an enormous respect for Burberry’s British heritage and global appeal and I am excited about the potential of this exceptional brand."
The news arrived just over a week after after Chelsea Clinton and Kate Moss applauded Christopher Bailey's final show for Burberry. After the show, Bailey told the Telegraph that he was involved in the ongoing search for a successor, but that the final decision would fall to Gobbetti, the CEO.
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Gobbetti and Tisci previously worked together at Givenchy; Gobbetti served as president and CEO of the French haute couture house from 2004 to 2008, overlapping with the early years of Tisci's design tenure, which ran from 2005 to 2017.
“I am delighted that Riccardo is joining Burberry as Chief Creative Officer," Gobbetti said. "Riccardo is one of the most talented designers of our time. His designs have an elegance that is contemporary and his skill in blending streetwear with high fashion is highly relevant to today’s luxury consumer. Riccardo’s creative vision will reinforce the ambitions we have for Burberry and position the brand firmly in luxury.”
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During his 12 years at Givenchy, Tisci fostered a reputation for swaggering sex appeal and close links with the worlds of music and culture. As well as collaborating on creative projects with close friend and leading performance artist Marina Abramovic, he art-directed the visual messaging for Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne album, designed one of Kim Kardashian's wedding gowns and created tour costumes for Madonna, Beyoncé and Rihanna.
