Givenchy S/S 2016

Riccardo Tisci’s obsession with workwear continues, taking indigo blue denim to new heights

Three male models wearing clothing by Givenchy in light shades.
Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans
(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Moodboard: Riccardo Tisci understands his audience well. Givenchy menswear is the brand that musicians, artists and sportsmen turn to when they're ready to become men. This is a land of crisp tailoring, accessorised with its own baseball caps, scarves and jewellery. 

Best in show: Tisci’s obsession with workwear continues, exploring indigo blue denim coats with leather trims and lean, colour blocked jeans and boiler suits. The interesting colour palette of the show was a symphony of all the shades associated with the lifespan of a bruise: blue, black, mauve and yellow.

Finishing touches: The main accessory this season according to Tisci is an over-sized silver key necklace with mini-chopper lock. The Italian fashion designer is all about dark operatic emotions, a theatre of pain, and so his images of Christ on the cross or close-ups on Christ wearing thorns were prominent, too.

Four male models wearing clothing by Givenchy in dark blue shades.

Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Three male models wearing clothing by Givenchy in blue shades.

Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Three male models wearing patterned clothing by Givenchy in black and white.

Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Four male models wearing clothing by Givenchy in blue shades.

Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)