Burberry Appoints Riccardo Tisci As The New Chief Creative Officer

The news is Riccardo Tisci is the man who was once in charge of Givenchy from 2005 to 2017 is named the creative director to take over Christopher Bailey position at Burberry. This is means the Italian fashion designer will be based here in London where he will be injecting his creative ideas into the English brand. It is however worthy to note that Riccardo starts his new position on the 12th of March 2018.

This is what Riccardo Tisci had to say about his new role “I am honoured and delighted to be joining Burberry as its new chief creative officer and reuniting with Marco Gobbetti [who formerly served as CEO at Givenchy]. I have an enormous respect for Burberry’s British heritage and global appeal and I am excited about the potential of this exceptional brand.”

 Marco Gobbetti, CEO of Burberry also chipped in his thoughts on the new creative director's role “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.”

All eyes come September is going be what to expect and the next level Tisci is going to take Burberry.