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hubert de givenchy

birth place: Beauvais France
birth date: 21 February 1927
death place: Paris France
death date: 10 March 2018
zodiac sign / horoscope: pisces
occupation: couturier
“You must, if it’s possible, be born with a kind of elegance. It’s part of you, of yourself.”
-Hubert de Givenchy
THE LIFE AND DESIGN

1927
Hubert de Givenchy was born to a French aristocratic family, and his maternal grandmother instilled in him the passion for fabrics.

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Hubert de Givenchy at 2 year old

1944
Hubert de Givenchy moved to Paris when he was 17 years old, and worked for French couturier Jacques Fath, Roger Piquet, Lucien Lelong (Who was working with Christian Dior), and later Elas Schiaparelli .

1952
Givenchy opend his own haute couture house and presented his first colletion

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Hubert de Givenchy with two of his models

1954
Hubert de Givenchy  met Audrey Hepburn and designed her first on screen wardrobe for her film Sabrina, thus started a lifelong profound friendship and professional collaboration with the British actress and style icon of all time.

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Hubert de Givenchy at home photo by Tony Vaccaro, France 1961 Tony Vaccaro / @Tony Vaccaro Archive
Hubert de Givenchy photo by Tony Vaccaro, France 1961 Tony Vaccaro / @Tony Vaccaro Archive
the muse

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hubert de givenchy with his muse audrey hepburn, 1966
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the women he dressed

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Jackie Kennedy Onassis
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Audrey Hepburn
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Wallis Simpson Duchess of Windsor
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Gloria Guinness
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Babe Paley
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Daisy Fellowes (29 April 1890 in Paris – 13 December 1962)
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Mona Bismarck
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C.Z. Guest
the inspiration

The Influence

The taste

His home: Manoir Jonchet

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17th century Manoir du Jonchet, near Versailles on the outskirts of Paris

His favorite brands
eric bompard cashmere sweater


He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1970.

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