Courtesy of Givenchy

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I have often mentioned in the past how I'm not a big fan of magazines like i-D, Dazed or Another. I don't dislike them equally or for the same reasons but there is something mostly pretentious and often empty about them.

The October issues of Another and Dazed & Confused are a whole other story, though. Riccardo Tisci has guest art-directed the cover shoot for the 20th anniversary of the magazine, which is celebrating over London Fashion Week. I actually got a copy of the magazine and the shoot inside is stunning. The composition references are mostly religious, as it's normal from Tisci. And so it's easy to link the front cover of him with Mariacarla Boscono and Saskia de Brauw as version of "La Pietà" by Michelangelo or "The descent from the Cross" of the Virgin de Guadalupe.
Rachel Weisz covers Another magazine looking very unusual. I love the bold makeup and the yellow Miu Miu coat and the fact that she's holding a little lamb –"Rache's got a little laaaamb", anyone?– is random but, hey, it works! I will, however, not buy this issue because Another's layouts are too messy for my taste.

[Style.com]

A few of the biggest names' —Gucci, Lanvin, McCartney, Céline, Pucci— Cruise 2012 collections were published yesterday on Style.com. One of my favourites from the group was Givenchy. I love what Riccardo Tisci has done for the brand from day one (which is why I get so scared about the Dior rumours) and I am even more into this game of layers, graphics and sheers that he started recently. His resort creations for the brand follow a very similar line than his fw11 collection but in a softer more feminine way, AKA: no raging bulldogs.

Instead, he's integrated florals, of which we also saw a little for the winter collection. However, as you click through the pictures the flowers become more and more like what we saw on Jil Sander's huge summer hit collection both for women and men.

I would have put this post on the copycat category if it weren't for Riccardo's involvement. Instead, I prefer to think that he admires Simons' work so much he kindly asked to borrow his flowers over a Lady Grey tea in a Florentine garden.

Would you rather wear Tisci's or Simons' design?

G spot

I feel all I do these days is post about celebrities in designer clothes. I suppose it's nice to look at the pictures but I never intended to be so celebrity-centered. The problem is there isn't that much catching my attention at the moment and all I get are emails about (mostly) uninteresting stuff, so I turn to parties and red-carpet events instead. However, this post is a bit more justified. Two days ago, Givenchy hosted the closing of Marina Abramovic's groundbreaking piece of art 'The Artist is Present' at the MOMA. I would attempt to describe it but I think this video gives you the gist of it better that I could do it with words.

Back to the event. Riccardo Tisci acted, of course, as Givenchy's host for the event and gathered a couple of my favourite models and a bunch of celebrities appropriately attired in his designs. My favourites? The FW10 pieces, no wonder. Christina Ricci looked pretty amazing in my favourite dress from the collection, as did Liv Tyler, who wore red lipstick like it was done on the catwalk. Mariacarla Boscono looked unbelievable and as edgy as I'd expect in nothing but a skirt and a sheer bra. Natasha Poly was one of the few who wore white and, well, has anyone ever seen her look bad in anything? Exactly.

I loved the fact that the most characteristic faces of the brand always show up at the events so we can see them in action. (Silly, I know). And I wonder if Rachel Zoe got a whole rack of Givenchy gowns flown in from Paris to choose one for Tyler or if it was Tisci who called the shots of who wore what.

A little less stunning were Courtney Love, who actually seemed to have showered for the event and looked slightly pretty in a black Givenchy, and model Joan Smalls, looking über-sexy in a see-through number but lacking that 'something'. And then, of course, we have the ever-stylish Bjork in one of the beautiful golden pleated dresses from Tisci's SS10 collection. I appreciate the fact that she didn't wear anything from her wacko-wardrobe but something that didn't make her look like Gollum wearing a Ferrero Rocher would have been better received.
Which one is your favourite?
I'm off.

[Pictures: Zimbio.com, shinymedia.blogs.com, hapsical.blogspot.com, fashionologie.com]