[Quick mid-week CTR post]

Couture Week, as always, sneaks up on me.

Ricardo Tisci's work as Givenchy's Artistic Director is mind-blowing. His couture collection (shown on Tuesday) was like a white-out Mulan-meets Paris Brainstorm. It's fantasy. A warrior queen wearing chiffon.
The East has played a huge part in many designer's collections recently, although usually in the form of Japan. I adore Japanese culture and costume, however it is extremely refreshing to see a designer look to Ancient China for inspiration.
The way Tisci's work is presented makes it so accessible, the images of his collections posted on style.com are not the mid-step runway shots you'll see from nearly every other designer, they are simple front and back photos, allowing the viewer to fully appreciate the design. Am a BIG FAN of Tisci.

[More on Couture Week soon]