Fashion is just a circle. What happened in the past will happen in the future, just in another shape. Ỉ's actually legal when a designer of a fashion house recreate the signature works of its founder. It's somehow legal to the others who are not belong to the fashion house. In other words, fashion nowaday reflects the past. I don't know why some idiots are still screaming it's copycat when a designer take the inspiration from an old design.
Back in the 40s, when the "New Look" ruled the women's wardrobes, the hourglass shape was very popular. until the 50s, New Look was still influential. The black lace dress of Givenchy in 1956 is an example. I'm not sure if Raf Simons took a look at this or not, but it's quite similar to the flower dress of Christian Dior fall 2013 collection. The Dior's dress by Raf Simons was covered by thousands of mini flowers which refer to the flower gown of Christian Dior.
Jennifer Lawrence was wearing this at Met Gala 2013
Givenchy's suade hat in 1963 with Rick Owens's nun hat spring 2009 give me the same feeling.
Riccardo Tisci is the designer who has the legality to do anything with the archive of Givenchy. Fortunately, he has been doing it very well.
Givenchy's evening gown in 1978 vs. Givenchy spring 2011 by Riccardo Tisci
Givenchy's sheer dress in 1971 vs Givenchy fall 2010 by Riccardo Tisci
The last word i want to say: I wish Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy were a couple.
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