Riccardo Tisci is Burberry's new creative director

“I am honoured and delighted to be joining Burberry as its new Chief Creative Officer and reuniting with Marco Gobbetti. I have an enormous respect for Burberry’s British heritage and global appeal and I am excited about the potential of this exceptional brand.”

With these words posted on Instagram Riccardo Tisci announces the new work by Burberry. The designer, who in 2017, has completed his nine-year collaboration with Givenchy, will replace Cristopher Bailey who presented a few weeks ago a collection dedicated to the LGBTQ movement as a farewell to the British brand.

The assumption of Tisci, who after the experience from Givenchy collaborated with Nike for some projects, was greeted with enthusiasm by Marco Gobbetti, CEO of Burberry also gave a statement, saying the following:

“I am delighted that Riccardo is joining Burberry as Chief Creative Officer. Riccardo is one of the most talented designers of our time. His designs have an elegance that is contemporary and his skill in blending streetwear with high fashion is highly relevant to today’s luxury consumer. Riccardo’s creative vision will reinforce the ambitions we have for Burberry and position the brand firmly in luxury.”

We are all curious to see how the designer from Puglia will express his creativity from the English brand.