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Hubert de givenchy. By Emily Morgan. THE YOUNG GIVENCHY. Born February 21, 1927 From Beauvais, France Moved to Paris at the age of 19 Studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. The End of wwII. Est. 1952. House of Givenchy. HOUSE OF GIVENCHY. His muse and his mentor. Audrey Hepburn.
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Hubert de givenchy By Emily Morgan
THE YOUNG GIVENCHY • Born February 21, 1927 • From Beauvais, France • Moved to Paris at the age of 19 • Studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts
Est. 1952 House of Givenchy
His muse and his mentor Audrey Hepburn Cristobal Balenciaga
1956- Piracy of Designs • 1973- Launched Gentlemen Givenchy • 1988- Sold Givenchy to Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesy • 1995- Retired. John Galliano takes over. • 1997- Alexander McQueen is hired. • 2001- Julien Macdonald is hired. • 2005- Ricardo Tisci is the new creative director. expansion &present day givenchy
Books • Baker, Patricia. Fashions of a Decade: The 1950's. New York: Facts On File, 1991. • Peacock, John. Fashion Sourcebooks: The 1950's. London: Thames and Hudson, 1997. • Mohrt, Francoise. The Givenchy Style. New York: Vendome Press, 1998. • Internet • www.vam.ac.uk.vastatic/microsites/1486_couture/media/explore/index.php • www.vogue.co.uk/spy/biographies/hubert-de-givenchy-biography • http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/Fr-Gu/Givenchy-Hubert-de.html • http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/museum-departments/curatorial-departments/the-costume-institute References