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Hubert de Givenchy
Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy was a French fashion designer who founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952. He is famous for having designed much of the personal and professional wardrobe of Audrey Hepburn and clothing for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1970.
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business · French fashion designer (1927–2018) · art collector · grand couturier · designer · postage stamp designer · businessperson · dressmaker · fashion designer · costume designer · also Hubert de Givenchy, Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy, Givenchy, Hubert James Marcel Taffin de, Count Givenchy
Born 20 February 1927 · Died 10 March 2018 · Q167318
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Mr. Givenchy was a pioneer in making this phenomenon extraordinary in the world of fashion in Paris. And there was no focus about diversity. The reason these girls were chosen was because [of] their attitude, there was a different attitude and energy in those personalities.
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2026· 2 entries
“Mr. Givenchy was a pioneer in making this phenomenon extraordinary in the world of fashion in Paris. And there was no focus about diversity. The reason these girls were chosen was because [of] their attitude, there was a different attitude and energy in those personalities.”
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2022· 2 entries
Women's Wear Daily: Hubert de Givenchy Auction Soars Past Estimates
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The Hollywood Reporter: Hubert De Givenchy Auction Items On View in Beverly Hills, Head Next to Hong Kong
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2018· 6 entries
Teen Vogue: Hubert de Givenchy's Legacy As Remembered by Cushnie Et Ochs Designer Carly Cushnie
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Los Angeles Times: Hubert de Givenchy dies at 91; courtly designer dressed Audrey Hepburn, built fashion empire
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People: Designer Hubert de Givenchy Dies at 91: A Favorite of Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy
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Teen Vogue: Fashion Designer Hubert de Givenchy Dies at 91
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WXYZ: Fashion icon Hubert de Givenchy dies at 91
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Died 2018-03-10.
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2002).
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award (1995).
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award (1992).
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1988· 1 entry
Organized a retrospective of his work at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California
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1958· 1 entry
Making innovative contributions to the geometric seaming and experimental construction becoming prevalent at the time
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1957· 1 entry
To produce the fuller but tapering "sack/sac dress," also called the chemise dress, soon copied by Christian Dior for his 1957 Fuseau/Spindle line
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1955· 1 entry
Gained acclaim with an easy-fitting sweater style, a sleek, open-sided pump, and diminutive millinery
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1954· 1 entry
At which time his designs were considered to be both comfortably wearable, largely via a loosened fit, and well-shaped enough to have "hanger appeal"
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1952· 1 entry
Opened his own design house at the Plaine Monceau in Paris, concentrating on versatile separates, especially deep-sleeved white blouses and scarves in shirting cotton, with leather tops and high-waisted wool skirts al
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1930· 1 entry
Was raised by his mother and maternal grandmother, Marguerite Badin (1853–1940, née Dieterle), the widow of Jules Badin (1843–1919), an artist who was the owner and director of the historic Gobelins Manufactory and Be
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1927· 1 entry
Born 1927-02-20.
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