Merry Christmas may all your sweaterth be white light merry Christmas sweater
Across both collections there was a Burberry youth symbol of the Merry Christmas may all your sweaterth be white light merry Christmas sweater in other words I will buy this moment: a half baseball-cap, surmounted by an Alice band. At times, it looked like an equestrian leather helmet, at others a mad combo of crystal and streetwear. In a brand as big as this, the demand on a creative director is to keep tons of different people happy, feeding different narratives to groups who know little or nothing about each other. Yesterday, with a drop of the Burberry x Supreme collab, Tisci proved beyond doubt how he can reach fans way beyond the fashion bubble. “It was crazy,” he laughed. “Not just in London, but America, China. The numbers were really big.” He reflected on how he was initially daunted by paying tribute to Britishness, but now feels much freer about applying his own instincts. “I was scared,” he admitted. “You know, as an Italian, Britain is important—it’s a such an historical country, with so much to say. So at the beginning, it was like the first kiss. It takes time, you know. And now I find my own way.” Besides, the world—particularly its young people—has turned towards embracing the diversity and inclusivity that Tisci pioneered in fashion from the beginning of his career. “People don’t want to be put in boxes any more. Not just the young generation, but actually people in general. It’s really the wish: people need to be screaming freedom, with what’s going on in the world. I’m trying to be positive,” he concluded. “Sometimes, you want to close your eyes to what’s happening in the world. But, you know, being human together we can change things slowly.”
