This is why I decided to work with Nike, too, because it is even more mass-market than Givenchy and could make entry-price… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share Image
At the beginning, I didn't see what Givenchy could give my career. It was like, "Okay, I'll do it for the money… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share Image
My obsession when I was kid, from '85 into the '90s, was Gianni Versace. It was Helmut Lang. It was Margiela. So… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share Image
Couture was only for rich people. Givenchy was for rich people. A bag cost 5,000 euro; a coat cost 10,000 euro. In… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share Image
In the beginning, I was very punk. I was very revolutionary. When they asked me to do Givenchy, I didn't want to… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share Image
For me, creating the clothes of Givenchy is the way to make my tribe. It's related to religion, too, because it's people trying to… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
The aborigines in Australia, the way they dress is very honest; it's not about: "Oh, you wear a skirt, you're gay." — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
My relationship with religion is very strong because it was my hope, and it gave me two things very important in my life. It… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
In spite of the fact that everyone thinks I am very much a rottweiler - that i am very dark and everything - I… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
I've got what I want, and I've got the luck to express myself and to be paid and to do what I do as… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
I suffered a lot when there was, like, a birthday party and I was not invited. Not because I was ugly or stupid; I… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
The elegance of the Italian South is a very strong elegance and it is one that I bring. It is a sexy elegance -… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
My inspiration comes from many sources, and one of those sources is precisely the maison Versace. When I was a little boy, my family… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
I arrived here, with a destroyed house, with nothing. I had to do everything very slowly. And with a little team and a great… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
There are some people whom I esteem and want their opinion first, but that's my way. It is difficult for me to delegate. In… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
I am one who is very meridione - Southern Italian. I am proud of this. I design everything with my team, which is fantastic… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
My friends were like, "Oh, this weekend, we're going to go shopping." "Oh, this weekend I'm going to go to see the judo champion"… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
When I went to England, to Saint Martins, I was traumatized, in a positive way. It was that British sense of transgression and the… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
Seduction is about intelligence and wit. Someone who makes me laugh has every chance to seduce me. — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
