▁for ▁rev ital izing ▁the ▁Given chy ▁brand ▁and ▁inf using ▁it ▁with ▁his ▁precision ▁and ▁imagination . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁London ' s ▁Central ▁Saint ▁Mart ins ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁T is ci ▁worked ▁for ▁companies ▁such ▁as ▁P uma ▁and ▁C oc cap ani ▁before ▁signing ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract ▁with ▁R uff o ▁Research , ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁has ▁helped ▁launch ▁the ▁care ers ▁of ▁several ▁fashion ▁design ers , ▁such ▁as ▁Soph ia ▁K ok os al aki . ▁T is ci ▁has ▁mentioned ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁brand , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁how ▁real istic ▁his ▁wish ▁is . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁exp iration ▁of ▁his ▁contract ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁T is ci ▁spent ▁time ▁living ▁in ▁India , ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁collection . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁Milan ▁F ashion ▁Week , ▁T is ci ▁deb uted ▁his ▁first ▁Ric c ardo ▁T is ci ▁Collection ▁for ▁Fall ▁ 2 0 0 5 / 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁an ▁off - calendar ▁show . ▁T is ci ’ s ▁line ▁generated ▁considerable ▁attention , ▁and ▁shortly ▁there after , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Given chy ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁cre ative ▁director ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁following ▁statement ▁" I ▁am ▁delight ed ▁to ▁join ▁Given