c ardo ▁T is ci ' s ▁run way ▁present ations ▁are ▁highly ▁st yl ized ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁architecture ▁and ▁space . ▁T is ci ▁says ▁of ▁this ; ▁" My ▁way ▁of ▁showing ▁is ▁very ▁mel anch ol ic ... ▁I ▁love ▁rom antic ism ▁and ▁sens ual ity ". ▁ ▁T is ci , ▁under ▁Given chy , ▁designed ▁the ▁cost umes ▁for ▁Madonna ' s ▁St icky ▁& ▁S weet ▁Tour ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁following ▁Jean ▁Paul ▁G ault ier ▁and ▁Dol ce ▁& ▁G abb ana . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁for ▁the ▁encore ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁he ▁designed ▁another ▁cost ume ▁for ▁the ▁tour ' s ▁opening ▁song ▁C andy ▁Sh op . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁Given chy ▁Fall - W inter ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁collection , ▁he ▁included ▁a ▁new ▁model , ▁Le a ▁T , ▁a ▁trans gender ▁woman ▁from ▁Brazil , ▁his ▁long time ▁personal ▁assistant . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁T is ci ▁was ▁widely ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁John ▁Gal li ano ' s ▁most ▁likely ▁successor ▁as ▁head ▁designer ▁of ▁Christian ▁D ior ; ▁however , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Raf ▁Sim ons ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁Gal li ano ' s ▁replacement ▁as ▁cre ative ▁director . ▁ ▁Coll abor ations ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁career , ▁T is ci ’ s ▁numerous ▁connections ▁and ▁relationships ▁have ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁collabor ate ▁with ▁well - known ▁artists