I love hip-hop and R&B. People always say, "You are dark, you make dark dresses. You probably only love The Cure or Diamanda Galás." I love Diamanda Galás, but I also love Madonna, Beyoncé, and Courtney Love. They are all… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
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 find identity - the young generation is looking for tribes. You have the hip-hop tribes, the punk tribes, the rockers, you have the hipsters, the bourgeois ... The fact of the tribe is that it's like… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
My inspiration comes from many sources, and one of those sources is precisely the maison Versace. When I was a little boy, my family was not very well off. I had a sister who worked in a hairdressing salon. I lost my dad when I was 4 or 5 years old. I grew up with eight sisters and my mom.… — 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 president, we achieved a lot. I am happy here. For now, it is still Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, and I think that it will be for a long time, because it will be difficult to evict… — 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 Image
I am one who is very meridione - Southern Italian. I am proud of this. I design everything with my team, which is fantastic and small. I design by look. For example, people always comment to me, "When you do men's shirts, you always keep them closed on the catwalk." That's my thing. — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share
