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"Riccardo Tisci&amp;#x27;s collection for Givenchy spring 2013 was rife with religious references--WWD&amp;#x27;s review called the models &amp;quot;priestesses of high style,&amp;quot; while style.com quoted a fan as saying, &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;d like to be a Givenchy nun.&amp;quot;--which had us feeling utterly devout in our devotion to the label&amp;#x27;s gothic sense of glamour. Behold, four good reasons why you&amp;#x27;ll be feeling it, too. #1: Anything-but-basic black Anyone who can take our favorite wardrobe staple--the easiest-to-wear, most sveltifying color on the planet--and give it this many fresh twists deserves high praise. The sculptural silhouettes, couture fabrics, and unexpected flashes of skin made black feel completely new. #2: The return of the choker Rejoice, 90s nostalgics! Your favorite piece of jewelry was featured in practically every look, all of them sleek and minimalist and capable of elongating the neck in a super-flattering way. #3: An unfrilly take on ruffles How can you do ruffles without going into saccharine-sweet territory? With restraint and excellent tailoring, as was the case on Tisci&amp;#x27;s runway yesterday. The balance of basic shapes and a minimalist color palette kept things from getting too girly, in the best way possible. #4: Shoes we can actually walk in Hallelujah, it&amp;#x27;s a heavenly miracle. Not only were the stems shown on the runway futuristically sexy--hello, plexiglass!--but thanks to the conical heels, they&amp;#x27;re as far as can be from the towering torture devices we&amp;#x27;ve seen in recent seasons. Head over to style.com to check out the rest of the Givenchy spring 2013 collection, then tell us what you think. Are you converted to the church of Tisci? PLUS...more from Paris Fashion Week! - The OMG fuzzy shoes at Celine - Raf Simons makes his ready-to-wear debut at Dior - A day in Paris with fashion director Anne Christensen Photos: courtesy of style.com; see the complete collection there now"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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