In Spring 2004, Riccardo Tisci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs and Stefano Pilati dressed their models as " glamorous ghouls dressed in form-fitting suits and coal-tinted cocktail dresses ".

High-profile figures in attendance included designers Azzedine Alaïa, Pierre Cardin, Alber Elbaz ( Lanvin designer ), Diane von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, Christopher Kane, Olivier Theyskens, Riccardo Tisci, Donatella Versace ; and Princess Charlene of Monaco, actresses Marion Cotillard, Mélanie Laurent, Jennifer Lawrence, Sharon Stone ; film producer Harvey Weinstein ; and Dior chairman Arnault with his daughter.

The reins for both collections were ultimately passed on to Riccardo Tisci in 2005 when he was named chief designer of womenswear.

For Spring 2009, the task fell upon womenswear designer Riccardo Tisci, who brought the sleek, darker themes prevalent in his women's collections to the traditionally more conservative menswear division.

The Fall 2010 collection from Givenchy and Riccardo Tisci reportedly featured a transsexual model for the first time.

From Pret-a-Porter to Haute Couture, Ling has worked with such designers as, Alberta Ferretti, Alexander McQueen, Andrew Gn, Ann Demeulemeester, Anna Sui, Anna Molinari, Badgley Mischka, Balenciaga, BCBG Max Azria, Betsey Jonson, Bill Blass, Blumarine, Burberry, Carolina Herrera, Celine, Chanel, Chloe, Christian Dior, Claude Montana, Costume National, Daryl K, Diane von Furstenberg, DKNY, Donna Karan, Dries Van Noten, Elie Saab, Emanuel Ungaro, Emporio Armani, Escada, Fendi, Genny, Giambattista Valli, Gianfranco Ferre, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Gucci, Guy Laroche, Halston, Hermès, Herve Leger, Hugo Boss, Hussein Chalan, Isabel Marant, Issey Miyake, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jill Stuart, John Galliano, John Rocha, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenzo, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Maison Martin Margiela, Marcel Marongiu, Matthew Williamson, Michael Kors, Missoni, Moschino, Narciso Rodriguez, Nicole Miller, Nina Ricci, Oscar De La Renta, Paco Rabanne, Pierre Balmain, Ralph Lauren, Riccardo Tisci, Richard Tyler, Rick Owens, Romeo Gigli, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sonia Rykiel, Stella McCartney, Todd Oldham, Tom Ford, Thierry Mugler, Valentino Garavani, Vera Wang, Victoria's Secret, Vivienne Tam, Vivienne Westwood, Yeohlee, Yves Saint Laurent and Zang Toi.

After moving to Milan with her mother, she decided to become a fashion model and was hired by Riccardo Gay, a renowned agent.

Another designer cuckoo, by Riccardo Paolino & Matteo Fusi ( 2008 ).

With Mansell only 13th in Friday Qualifying and Riccardo Patrese 30th and seemingly set to fail to qualify, some 14 seconds from 26th place, Williams ' designer Patrick Head made a snap decision to dump the system until the end of the season.

* 1909 – Riccardo Freda, Italian film director ( d. 1999 )

Fellini had two siblings: Riccardo ( 1921 – 1991 ), a documentary director for RAI Television, and Maria Maddalena ( m. Fabbri ; 1929 – 2002 ).

Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti, a longtime resident of the city, regularly participates in the festival, which invites orchestras and other performers from around the world.

Carlo Fontana, the general manager of La Scala since 1990, was dismissed in February 2005 by the board of governors over differences with the music director, Riccardo Muti.

The next-to-last was The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empress ( originally released in Italy as Carne Bollente ) for director Riccardo Schicchi.

The music director is Riccardo Muti, who began his tenure in 2010.

On May 5, 2008, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association President Deborah Rutter announced that the orchestra had named Riccardo Muti as its 10th music director, starting with the 2010 – 2011 season, for an initial contract of 5 years.

Riccardo Muti, music director, has won two Grammy Awards, both with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, for the recording of Verdi's Messa da Requiem on the CSO Resound label.

* 2010 Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem – Chicago Symphony Chorus ; Duain Wolfe, director ; Riccardo Muti, conductor ; ( CSO Resound )

Since 2007 the Whitsun Festival is led by artistic director Riccardo Muti.

According to Riccardo Barenghi, former director of Il manifesto, Frattini had started his political activity, between the 1970s and 1980s, working with the Communist extra-parliamentary group of the same newspaper.

Bava completed filming I vampiri for director Riccardo Freda in 1956, now referred to as the first Italian horror film.

As of 2007, she was still active, and had recently been appointed by La Scala's music director Riccardo Muti to run its school for young artists.

* Riccardo Freda ( 1909-1999 ), Italian film director

Riccardo Freda ( born in Alexandria, Egypt, February 24, 1909-died in Rome, Italy, December 20, 1999 ) was an Italian film director.

During that same year, Bava had performed a similar salvage job on Caltiki – The Immortal Monster ( 1959 ), replacing Riccardo Freda as director after he had abandoned the picture in the middle of production.

Tisci has brought great urban success to the line by working with rapper and designer, Kanye West.

Her creations in fashion are from many designers because she doesn't want a complete wardrobe from any one designer any more than she wants `` all of her pictures by one painter ''.

* 1961 – Tom Ford, American fashion designer and director

* 1904 – Jean Dessès, Greek-Egyptian fashion designer ( d. 1970 )

* 1959 – Michael Kors, American fashion designer

* 1982 – Christopher Raeburn English fashion designer

* 1963 – Laura Bennett, American fashion designer

* 1936 – Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer ( d. 2008 )

* 1922 – Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer ( d. 1985 )

* 1947 – Katharine Hamnett, English fashion designer

* 1883 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company ( d. 1971 )

* 1970 – Claudia Schiffer, German model and fashion designer

* 1964 – Wendy Pepper, American fashion designer

* 1989 – Breanna Conrad, American fashion designer

* 1922 – Richard Blackwell, American actor, journalist, fashion designer, and critic ( d. 2008 )

* 1924 – Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer ( d. 2004 )

* 1976 – Georgina Chapman, English fashion designer

* 1935 – Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer ( b. 1863 )

* 1949 – Paloma Picasso, French-Spanish fashion designer and businesswoman

* 1942 – Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer

* 1821 – Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton ( d. 1892 )

* 1964 – Anna Sui, American fashion designer

* 1985 – Rudi Gernreich, Austrian fashion designer ( b. 1922 )

* 1952 – Jean-Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer

* Diana Vickers, singer-songwriter, stage actress and fashion designer

Her maternal grandmother was the Italian-born fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, and her maternal grandfather was Count Wilhelm de Wendt de Kerlor, a Theosophist and psychic medium.