Riccardo Tisci Turned Down Givenchy

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Riccardo Tisci hotly tipped to replace John Galliano at Dior – initially turned down his job as creative director at Givenchy because he wanted to concentrate on his own line.

The designer who is widely tipped to take over from shamed designer John Galliano at French fashion house Christian Dior explained while he was first chosen to replace Julien Macdonald at Givenchy in February 2005, he was reluctant to give up running his own line.

However, when his mother told him she had to sell her home after falling on hard times, he quickly changed his mind.