Hubert de Givenchy
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia | Date: 2007
(born Feb. 21, 1927, Beauvais, Fr.) French fashion designer. After studying art at the École des Beaux-Arts, he designed for the Paris fashion houses of Robert Piguet, Lucien Lelong, and Elsa Schiaparelli. In 1952 he opened his own house and introduced his first collection, featuring separates, high-style coats, and elegant ball gowns. In 1957 he and Cristobal Balenciaga introduced the “sack” silhouette (clothes without waistlines). His designs for Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) popularized the high-bosomed dress without sleeves or belt. In the 1960s his ready-to-wear boutiques brought high fashion at low prices to women throughout the world.
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god Givenchy talent
The Independent - London; 10/20/2007; 787 words
; Hubert de Givenchy was the Frenchman who dressed Audrey Hepburn. Fifty years on, his label is being rejuvenated by a bright young Italian designer. Susannah Frankel meets Riccardo Tisci Styling by Beth Dadswell Photography by Lacey At the Paris collections earlier this month the more discerning
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Paris: the finale. (fashions presented in Paris by Hubert de Givenchy)
WWD; 1/26/1990; 354 words
; PARIS: The Finale Givenchy Grade: B - Remarks: Is Hubie Getting Enough Help With His Homework? PARIS - If this season proved anything, it was that money alone does not make couture. Glamorous tents and glitz by the pool may have stirred up a storm of publicity, but it was just wind. As the curtain
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Streatham style comes to Avenue George V. Marion Hume on John Galliano's ascension
The Independent - London; 7/14/1995; Marion Hume; 787 words
; ... conglomerate includes the House of Givenchy in its portfolio of businesses, meant that the secret - almost - remained safe until the news was official. Despite endless speculation, most of the international fashion pack did not know who had signed the contract to ...
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Couture designer Givenchy prepares for retirement.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 7/20/1995; Brecher, Elinor J.; 787 words
; Without Hubert de Givenchy, Audrey Hepburn wouldn't have had a thing to wear and neither would you. The Givenchy look is synonymous with quiet sophistication, the finest fabrics, meticulous cut and workmanship, and _ for evening _ show-stopping glamour. But the Oscar-winning French designer also
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Givenchy opinion: Saint Hubert. (fashions presented in Paris by Hubert de Givenchy)
WWD; 7/28/1989; 242 words
; Givenchy Opinion: Saint Hubert GIVENCHY -- This was a season of change, but not for Hubert de Givenchy. While shoulders are melting all around him, Givenchy is keeping his as broad as ever. As other couturiers indulge their mad fantasies, he's playing it steady at the helm. His early morning Grand
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