The Givenchy Horizon Bag is the biggest addition to Givenchy’s Fall 2016 (or, in this case, Pre-Fall; the brand uses a Fall and Fall-Winter system to differentiate the collections instead of the standard industry jargon) lineup, but for some reason, it’s conspicuously absent from the brand’s seasonal lookbook, which just arrived on the Givenchy website. In its place, you’ll find a lot of old favorites, and most of them are in customary Givenchy black.
The lookbook doesn’t introduce anything wild; there are some bags with a cross stud motif, while others have embossed or debossed logo prints; a couple boast a black-and-white animal print on calf hair. There are no exotics in this lookbook; rather, it tends toward the consumer-friendly, with lots of small bags and accessories for shoppers looking to spend less in order to find a taste of the Givenchy look.
Because this is essentially a pre-fall collection, some of the bags are currently available for sale or pre-order. If you like what you see, check out the selections at Neiman Marcus (which appears to have the broadest selection), Saks and Nordstrom.
Only silhouette I like is the Nightingale. The Pandora looks silly to me.
I’m so bored with Givenchy lately, so sick of these same styles.
Sooo glad I grabbed the gems I did this season, from the looks of this upcoming season… A little blah.
Givenchy seems to be having a minor identity crisis with branding. They can’t seem to decide between Givenchy or Givenchy Paris. IMHO, Givenchy sounds more solid, Givenchy adding “Paris” is like a bandwagon move with Céline and Saint Laurent being the first ones to add their house location to their branding in recent years. Heck even Fendi started doing it on some of their bags with Fendi Roma (it works better partly because it’s not another Paris, thank goodness Fendi is an Italian house). And yes, Louis Vuitton has been doing this for decades but they are a much older brand.
I adore Givenchy. I think the Antigona is one of the best bags produced in recent years. I like the colored metallic finish of the Ants pictured above. I am not such a fan of the logo pattern..even stamped in the leather, the bags are beautiful they do not need that.
i ADORE the metallic colors (30 and 31)!!! i hope they do a pandora in either/both of those colors!!!
A little S&M but not too much. Not loving the “LOVE” prints.
I still love the Antigona. Looking forward to busting out the old burgundy workhorse in the Fall. In fact, I still like it enough that I’m considering getting one in black for when the burgundy has the day off. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
So. Much. Black.
Definitely one of the best collections they released in a while! The Antigona in slide 31 reminds me of the Hourglass Radiant Light highlighter LOL!!!
Why does Givenchy handbag is always on sale? I always see Antigona, Pandora, etc on sale online.. Are they not as popular as brands like Celine?
I love 28 and 31 – can’t decide which metallic color I like more.
….more of the same….*snooze*
I really miss when Givenchy was not so “trendy”, the logos were more discreet (I don’t care much for logos, for “look at me, I carry Givenchy”), it was all about the shapes and styles of the bag… I kinda sound like an old bat…wait, I’m an old bat!!!
I finally bought the Love shopper tote. I think it’s so fun, and Given-chic! And red is such a feisty color to splash in! 🙂