Tibi Spring 2027 referenced Dolly Parton, who died on 25 August 2026, and walked to I Will Always Love You
Tibi's Spring 2027 collection marked the label's 30th anniversary, and Amy Smilovic, who started Tibi in 1997, called Dolly Parton "my icon" backstage.
On 31 August, Tibi's Gabriel Smilovic wrote that Parton's music and approach to living had shaped much of the way the house moves, and that no artist had influenced more of its inspiration boards, Spring 2027 included. For the runway on Saturday 12 September, the house's music director, Javier Peral, scored "I Will Always Love You" alongside tracks including "Rumble" and "Seasons Come, Seasons Go".In 2022 Parton said that when an old tape turned up, "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene" were on the same cassette.
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01TIBI'S SPRING 2027 RUNWAY HAD GINGHAM SHIRTS, SUITING AND SKIRTS WITH BEADED TASSELS.
02DOLLY PARTON WAS AMY SMILOVIC'S REFERENCE FOR TIBI'S 30TH-ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION.
03PARTON DIED IN NASHVILLE ON 25 AUGUST, AGED 80, AFTER A CAREER THAT RAN SEVEN DECADES.
04SMILOVIC WENT TO NASHVILLE TO GATHER IDEAS FOR THE COLLECTION WELL BEFORE PARTON DIED.
05SMILOVIC SAID OF PARTON: 'DOLLY KNEW WHO SHE WAS.'
06SMILOVIC CALLED NASHVILLE 'A PLACE THAT BREEDS COMFORTABLE OUTSIDERS'.
07WESTERN SHIRTING DETAILS TURNED UP AMONG TIBI'S WARDROBE STAPLES.
08THE SUITING WAS DRESSED DOWN, WITH NONE OF PARTON'S GLITZ.
09THE MODELS WALKED TO 'I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU', A SONG PARTON WROTE.
10THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME'S PARTON EXHIBITION SHOWS A SONY PORTABLE CASSETTE RECORDER THE MUSEUM SAYS SHE USED WHEN SHE WROTE IT.