Hubert de Givenchy

Impressed by the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, Givenchy couple decided that I wanted to work in fashion design. " He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. His first designs were made by Jacques Fath in 1945, a partnership that came through family members who knew personally Fatah. Later he did designs for Lucien Lelong (1946) - working alongside the still unknown Pierre Balmain, Christian Dior. From 1947 to 1951 he worked for the avant-garde designer Elsa Schiaparelli.
In 1952, Givenchy opened his own design house in the Plaine Monceau in Paris. After his first collection called "Bettina Graziani" top model Paris at the time. His style was characterized by innovation, against the more conservative designs by Dior.
In 25, he was the youngest designer progressive fashion scene in Paris. His early collections are characterized by the use of fabrics significantly cheaper for financial reasons, but always piqued curiosity through its design.

Audrey Hepburn, later, the most prominent advocate of Givenchy fashion, Givenchy and met in 1953 during the filming of Sabrina. Almost the entire apparel design used by her in his films. He also developed his first perfume in your collection (L'Interdit and Le Givenchy). Grace Kelly, Gloria Guinness, Guinness Dolores, Babe Paley, the Duchess of Windsor, Mona von Bismarck and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis were other famous clients Givenchy.

At that time, Givenchy also met his idol, Cristobal Balenciaga, which had also influenced the work of Paco Rabanne earlier.
In 1968, Givenchy's prêt-à-porter collection debuted, then a man of the line have been put in place.