Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci tipped to replace John Galliano as new Dior designer



Bright young thing: Twitter has been awash with rumours that Riccardo Tisci the new Dior designer



After weeks of speculation, Riccardo Tisci is set to take over as the new designer for Christian Dior.

The former creative director for Givenchy is rumoured to replace John Galliano following his sacking over Anti-Semitic charges last month.

Style.com editor Derek Blasberg claims he overheard the news after a Katy Perry concert in Paris.



He tweeted: 'I was just told backstage at the @KatyPerry concert (of all places!) that Riccardo Tisci is CONFIRMED at Dior.'

But despite the reports, Dior have yet to confirm the news.

And Tisci said yesterday he was happy where he was after unveiling the new Givenchy collection during Paris Fashion Week.

The other strong contender for the Dior hotspot is Lanvin's Alber Ebaz.



The Galliano saga began two weeks ago when Paris police were called to La Perle bar in the Marais district where they found an inebriated Galliano shouting abuse.



On Saturday, another woman lodged a complaint for similar behaviour back in October.

In response, Galliano apologised and said anti-Semitism and racism 'have no part in our society.'

Denial: The Givenchy designer who unveiled the collection this week in Paris claims he is happy where he is



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The British designer will stand trial later this year on charges of making racist insults in public.

Tisci, who has been at Givenchy since 2005, was initially appointed creative director of womenswear and haute couture.

In 2008, he took responsibility for menswear and accessories.



The hot new star of the fashion world also designed the costumes for Madonna’s 2008 Sticky & Sweet tour and most recently the opinion-dividing dress Cate Blachett wore to the Oscars last month.

He is also responsible for the discovery of Brazilian transsexual model Lea T, who shot to fame starring in his campaigns and landed a Love magazine cover, where she was pictured kissing Kate Moss.

He has single-handedly transformed the Givenchy brand, in particular expanding their client-base for Couture.

He said: 'When I arrived we had five customers. Now we have 29.

'My way of showing is very melancholic.

'I love romanticism and sensuality'









