The Designer Responsible for Beyoncé’s and Kim Kardashian’s Best Looks Is Out at Givenchy

Riccardo Tisci, creative director at Givenchy, confirmed in an exclusive to WWD that he has left the French design house, effective Jan. 31.

Tisci spent 12 years as head of Givenchy and is responsible for helping to create some of the most memorable looks for loyal stars such as Beyoncé — who has worn Tisci’s designs to the last five Met Gala events — and Kim Kardashian — who wore a couture Givenchy gown for her 2015 wedding to Kanye West.

The designer’s last collection for Givenchy was the fall-winter 2017 men’s and couture shows, and his designs will likely appear on celebrities through the American awards season. Though it is still unconfirmed, insiders speculate that Tisci will head to Versace, where he has a close relationship with the Italian design house’s creative head, Donatella.

Tisci’s tenure at Givenchy has been monumental. He injected colossal star power into the brand, using the influence of celebrity culture to sell clothes — much like the way Anna Wintour bolsters Vogue sales when she puts household names on the magazine’s cover.

Most recently, Tisci created buzz around Givenchy by including Naomi Campbell in a topless ad and dressed Meryl Streep at the Golden Globes, where she made headlines for a politically charged speech.

Tisci’s departure adds another turn to the revolving door of designers leaving houses where they’ve made themselves known even to those who aren’t fashion insiders. In the last year alone, Raf Simons left Christian Dior, Hedi Slimane left Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello left Versace, and Alexander Wang left Balenciaga.

While some designers stay with a brand for only a few years, others, like Tisci at Givenchy, stay for what seems like a lifetime.

Alexandra Mondalek is a writer for Yahoo Style and Beauty. Follow her on Twitter @amondalek.

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