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Hubert de Givenchy. Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy ( pronounced [ybɛʁ də ʒivɑ̃ʃi]; 20 February 1927 – 10 March 2018) was a French aristocrat and 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 ...
Givenchy ( US: / ʒiːvɒ̃ˈʃiː /, [1] French: [ʒivɑ̃ʃi]) is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics of Parfums Givenchy. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de Givenchy and is a member of Chambre Syndicale de ...
Markets. Worldwide. L'Interdit ( pronounced [lɛ̃.tɛʁ.di]) was a perfume created in 1957 by Hubert de Givenchy. [1] The word interdit is French for "forbidden." The parfumeur behind this feminine aldehydic-floral fragrance was Francis Fabron (1913–2005). It has a delicate, floral, powdery aroma. It contains notes of rose, jasmine, violet ...
Château du Jonchet. / 47.9847°N 1.27523°E / 47.9847; 1.27523. The Château du Jonchet [a] is a French Renaissance château located on the banks of the Aigre River in the former commune of Romilly-sur-Aigre (which merged into the new commune of Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières in 2017) in the Eure-et-Loir department in the region of Centre ...
De Givenchy was born May 5, 1925 in Beauvais, France, the eldest son of Lucien Taffin de Givenchy, Marquis of Givenchy (1888–1930) and his wife Béatrice "Sissi" (née Badin; 1888–1976). He was raised alongside his younger brother, later fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy (1927–2018). The family originally hailed from Venice, Italy, the ...
Audrey Hepburn wore a "little black dress" in the 1961 romantic comedy film Breakfast at Tiffany's. The garment was originally designed by Hubert de Givenchy, with three existing copies preserved to date. A studio copy of this dress was worn during the opening scene of the film, while another during a social party held at the apartment of the ...
Children. 1. Relatives. Hubert de Givenchy (uncle) Sarah Staudinger (cousin) [1] James Claude Taffin de Givenchy (born August 27, 1963) is an American businessman and jewelry designer. He is the owner of the jewelry company Taffin which he founded in 1996.
The shift dress made a comeback in the 1960s, popularised by Hubert de Givenchy's design for Audrey Hepburn's Breakfast at Tiffany's dress, and Lilly Pulitzer's designs for Jacqueline Kennedy. This coincided with the start of second wave feminism which brought in a renewed desire for freedom and versatility. References