THE ANTIGONA IS A TIMELESS BOSTON BAG THAT WAS INTRODUCED IN THE FALL/WINTER 2010 READY-TO-WEAR COLLECTION. ITS SHARP DETAILS AND BOXY CONSTRUCTION REPRESENT RICCARDO TISCI’S LOVE OF THE CONTRAST BETWEEN MASCULINE AND FEMININE. WITH A RECOGNISABLE, STRUCTURED SHAPE, THIS NEW DESIGN COMBINES THE FEMININE ASPECTS OF A CLASSIC BOSTON BAG WITH MASCULINE FEATURES. IT HAS SEVERAL MILITARY REFERENCES, SUCH AS A LARGE INDUSTRIAL ZIP AND A PADDED LEATHER TRIANGLE PATCH.
EXCLUSIVELY DESIGNED METAL HOOKS AND LOOPS WERE DEVELOPED ALONGSIDE A LEATHER SHOULDER STRAP TO ALLOW THE GIVENCHY WOMAN TO CARRY THE ANTIGONA IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
INSPIRED BY ‘ANTIGONE’, A STRONG FEMALE FIGURE IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHOSE NAME MEANS ‘UNBENDING’, THE ANTIGONA IS A MODERN BAG THAT WILL REMAIN A CLASSIC IN RICCARDO TISCI’S GIVENCHY ACCESSORY COLLECTIONS.