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Givenchy

Jul 15, 2010 | by admin | Label Resource | Labels

Hubert de Givenchy (1927 – 2018) started his fashion career in 1945 with Lucien Lelong. He also trained with Robert Piguet, Jacques Fath, and Schiaparelli before he opened his own house in 1952. He was only 25 years old.

Givenchy was a great admirer of Balenciaga, with whom he had a very close personal and professional relationship. They influenced each other’s work, as is evidenced in the development of the sack dress in the late 1950s.

Starting in 1954 with the movie Sabrina, he designed for Audrey Hepburn and he continued to design for her throughout her career. The story is that Hepburn went to Givenchy’s couture house, looking for some dresses to wear in Sabrina. Upon hearing that Miss Hepburn was in the house, Givenchy assumed that the visitor was Katherine Hepburn. He was so busy preparing for his upcoming show, that he told her he could not design the outfits, but that she was welcome to look through the racks of clothing left over from a previous show. The clothes Audrey Hepburn selected went on to win a Best Designer Oscar (though the award went to Edith Head, as the official designer of the movie) and Hepburn and Givenchy went on to become the best of friends.

Givenchy did licenses early on in his career. He designed 23 Orlon sweaters for Talbott in 1955 and they were introduced at his spring 1955 Paris collection. In 1968 Givenchy started a ready-to-wear line, Givenchy Nouvelle Boutique. In the late 1970s, his Givenchy Sport line was widely worn on the Charlie’s Angels TV program.

Givenchy retired in 1996. John Galliano became head designer at the House of Givenchy, but the next year he was replaced by Alexander McQueen. In 2001, Julien Macdonald became head designer. His last collection for Givenchy was Fall 2004. Riccardo Tisci was named the new designer in March, 2005, with his first collection presented for Spring 2006. In 2017, Clare Waight Keller became the house’s first woman head designer._

Written by fuzzylizzie

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from an early 1950s dress - Courtesy of gadabout
from an early 1950s dress
Courtesy of gadabout
from an early-1950s hat - Courtesy of Rue de la Paix
from an early-1950s hat
Courtesy of Rue de la Paix
from a 1958 couture dress - Courtesy of kickshawproductions
from a 1958 couture dress
Courtesy of kickshawproductions
from a 1950s dress - Courtesy of tastyvintage
from a 1950s dress
Courtesy of tastyvintage
from a 1950s dress - Courtesy of thevintagepeddler
from a 1950s dress
Courtesy of thevintagepeddler
from a 1950s hat - Courtesy of fuzzylizzie.com
from a 1950s hat
Courtesy of fuzzylizzie.com
from a 1955 sweater - Courtesy of listitcafe
from a 1955 sweater
Courtesy of listitcafe
from a 1950s wool tweed coat - Courtesy of PoppysVintageClothing
from a 1950s wool tweed coat
Courtesy of PoppysVintageClothing
from a late 1950s / early 1960s tie - Courtesy of cemetarian
from a late 1950s / early 1960s tie
Courtesy of cemetarian
from a c. 1962 coat - Courtesy of kickshawproductions
from a c. 1962 coat
Courtesy of kickshawproductions
from a 1960s couture dress  - Courtesy of Claire Shaeffer
from a 1960s couture dress
Courtesy of Claire Shaeffer
from a 1960s couture dress  - Courtesy of Claire Shaeffer
from a 1960s couture dress
Courtesy of Claire Shaeffer
from a 1960s/70s tie  - Courtesy of atticville.com
from a 1960s/70s tie
Courtesy of atticville.com
c 1965;NOT from Givenchy;prob from Korean tailor - Courtesy of prater28
c 1965;NOT from Givenchy;prob from Korean tailor
Courtesy of prater28
from a late 1960s couture pants set - Courtesy of Claire Shaeffer
from a late 1960s couture pants set
Courtesy of Claire Shaeffer
Look carefully for handwritten numbers - Courtesy of coutureallurevintage.com
Look carefully for handwritten numbers
Courtesy of coutureallurevintage.com
from a 1970s couture coat - Courtesy of coutureallurevintage.com
from a 1970s couture coat
Courtesy of coutureallurevintage.com
from a 1973 shirt - Courtesy of glamoursurf
from a 1973 shirt
Courtesy of glamoursurf
from a 1970s jacket - Courtesy of morning-glorious
from a 1970s jacket
Courtesy of morning-glorious
from a 1970s blouse - Courtesy of thespectrum
from a 1970s blouse
Courtesy of thespectrum
from a 1970s logo sweater - Courtesy of couturallurevintage.com
from a 1970s logo sweater
Courtesy of couturallurevintage.com
from a late 1970s/early 1980s dress - Courtesy of chezmov
from a late 1970s/early 1980s dress
Courtesy of chezmov
from a 1980s dress - Courtesy of coutureallurevintage.com
from a 1980s dress
Courtesy of coutureallurevintage.com
from a 1980s peignoir set - Courtesy of vintagepretties
from a 1980s peignoir set
Courtesy of vintagepretties
from a 1980s day dress - Courtesy of fuzzylizzie.com
from a 1980s day dress
Courtesy of fuzzylizzie.com
from a 1980s dress  - Courtesy of pinupdresses
from a 1980s dress
Courtesy of pinupdresses
from a 1980s coat - Courtesy of EBTH.com
from a 1980s coat
Courtesy of EBTH.com
from a 1980s couture jacket - Courtesy of claireshaeffer
from a 1980s couture jacket
Courtesy of claireshaeffer
from a 1980s dress - Courtesy of chezmov
from a 1980s dress
Courtesy of chezmov
from a 1980s tie - Courtesy of AntiqueTrader
from a 1980s tie
Courtesy of AntiqueTrader
from a late 1980s/early 1990s swimsuit   - Courtesy of chezmov
from a late 1980s/early 1990s swimsuit
Courtesy of chezmov
from a 1990s evening mini - Courtesy of fuzzylizzie.com
from a 1990s evening mini
Courtesy of fuzzylizzie.com
from a late 1990s pleated skirt - Courtesy of hauteheaven
from a late 1990s pleated skirt
Courtesy of hauteheaven
from a mid 1980s jacket  - Courtesy of cjsredcloset
from a mid 1980s jacket
Courtesy of cjsredcloset
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