Givenchy Muses

Erykah, Ciara and more love affairs with the designer.

Next Lifetime - Badu was picked as the face of Givenchy for the fashion house's Spring 2014 collection. And, she announced, she's recording new material (like this street hustle here).(Photo: Givenchy)

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Erykah Badu - Riccardo Tisci has tapped Erykah Badu to be the face of Givenchy’s Spring/Summer 2014 campaign. And apparently Tisci is a longtime fan of Erykah’s eccentric dressing (like the rest of us), subsequently casting the music vet to model the French fashion house’s upcoming Africa-meets-Japan themed collection. The fashion designer is a man of many muses — just check out his roster! By Metanoya Z. Webb (Photo: Givenchy)

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Ciara - It’s no secret that Ciara is Riccardo’s music-industry muse. During Paris Fashion Week the signer hit up Carine Rotfield’s Irreverent dinner with the designer wearing this gorgeous, silk vampire-inspired Givenchy cape. (Photo: Victor Boyko/WireImage)

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Ciara - It’s no secret that Ciara is Riccardo’s music-industry muse. During Paris Fashion Week the signer hit up Carine Rotfield’s Irreverent dinner with the designer wearing this gorgeous, silk vampire-inspired Givenchy cape. (Photo: Victor Boyko/WireImage)

Joan Smalls and Riccardo Tisci - The Puerto Rican beauty joins the exclusive group of stars spoiled by Tisci’s creative genius. You’ll always spot the pair arm-and-arm at swanky events or see Smalls sporting his latest looks weeks before they hit stores. (Photo: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)

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Joan Smalls - She’s a resident on his runway, drops jaws on the red carpet in his gorgeous gowns and shows up whenever he needs her to show off one of his latest creations. (Photo: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)

Liya Kebede - The Ethiopian beauty appeared in Tisci’s infamous Vogue editorial in March 2012 alongside Kanye West and some of the designer’s other high-profile fashion crushes. (Photo: Vogue)

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Liya Kebede - The Ethiopian beauty appeared in Tisci’s infamous Vogue editorial in March 2012 alongside Kanye West and some of the designer’s other high-profile fashion crushes. (Photo: Vogue)

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Beyoncé - When Beyoncé wants to make a statement, she turns to Tisci. She stole the show at the MET Ball back in 2012 wearing this see-through embroidered and feathered Givenchy gown.  (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Beyoncé - When Beyoncé wants to make a statement, she turns to Tisci. She stole the show at the MET Ball back in 2012 wearing this see-through embroidered and feathered Givenchy gown.  (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Around the World Girl - The singer’s Diamonds World Tour went off with a bang, thanks in part to her sick stage outfits designed by close friend Riccardo Tisci, creative director for Givenchy. Oh, to have friends in high places. (Photo: Mercury Press/ Splash News) 

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Rihanna - Rih Rih called on Tisci to design a series of embroidered, studded, haute couture sportswear for her Diamonds World Tour.   (Photo: Mercury Press/ Splash News)

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Soundtrack of 2011 — Watch the Throne - Jay plus Kanye, need we say more? From the first single, "H.A.M.," which added a new phrase to the urban dictionary, the summer banger, “Otis” (and the much-talked about chopped up Maybach in the song’s video), to the album's current chart-topping track “N---as in Paris”, W.T.T. was a true hip hop masterpiece. These heavy weights put everyone on notice that Jigga and Ye are still running this town. (Photo: Courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records)

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Jay Z - Jay Z and Kanye West tapped Tisci to create the edgy Rottweiler artwork for their Watch the Throne album. And once he was done with that project, they enlisted him to design three limited-edition WTT tees.  (Photo: Roc a Fella/Roc Nation)

Design Denizen\r - Kanye West rubs elbows with the fashion elite. Here the rapper hangs backstage with designer Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy's Read to Wear Spring/Summer fashion show in Paris. (Photo: Fame Pictures)

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Kanye West - Kanye’s a huge fan of Tisci’s fashion genius, so much so that he and his baby mama, Kim, appointed him as baby Nori’s "new stylist." (Photo: Fame Pictures, Inc)