Givenchy creative director, Riccardo Tisci shares his March Vogue cover with Kanye West. In the excerpt below, Tisci shares his experience on working with Mr West.

  “I was a little bit scared, ” admits Tisci, “Because I’m not an artist or graphic artist.” He finally agreed and was awed when a meeting sequed into a jam session that involved Rihanna, Swizz Beatz and Pharrell Williams, all freely exchanging ideas “like a family giving opinions to each other,” remembers Tisci, “sharing – which is something that fashion is missing,” he adds plaintively.

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