34 STYLE FORECAST GIVENCHY SPRING/SUMMER 2012 Designer Riccardo Tisci is fashion royalty of late to rappers such as Kanye West and Jay-Z and this season he counterbalances the aggressiveness of last season's aesthetic with a more nature-based and pastoral-inspired collection. Built around a modified bird of paradise print it is a collection that is focused on ease but still has a load of swagger behind it. SIDE BAR: We Love Designer Riccardo Tisci because he uses African American and Asian Male Models in his collections. Thank you for acknowledging and recognizing the beauty of the minority model.
THIS SEASONS RUNWAY KINGS
The love doesn’t stop there. Here are a few more men of color that are setting fire to the runways. We especially salute Givenchy for constantly expressing a love for diversity
Corey Baptiste
Henry Watkins
Paolo Rolden
Armando Cabral
Isaac J. Sullivan