PunkTheFunk 125,703 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion icon, dies aged 91 French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, who created famous looks for Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Jackie Kennedy, has died at the age of 91. His partner Philippe Venet, a former couture designer, confirmed the news. The enduring appeal of Givenchy was showcased at this year's Oscars, where Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman wore a custom design. But the designer is best known for the "little black dress" worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. "It was... an enormous help to know that I looked the part... Then the rest wasn't so tough anymore. Givenchy's lovely simple clothes [gave me] the feeling of being whoever I played," Hepburn said of their partnership. The friendship between Givenchy and Hepburn endured for 40 years, and helped cement his place in fashion - andcinema - history. She became his muse, and he designed her suits and woollen dresses for the musical Funny Face in 1957, and the light-hearted heist caper How to Steal a Million in 1966. Givenchy came from an aristocratic background, and worked alongside the then unknown Pierre Balmain and Christian Dior after World War Two. "Hubert de Givenchy was a symbol of Parisian elegance for more than half a century," his label said on Monday. French business magnate Bernard Arnault, head of the luxury goods company LVMH which now owns Givenchy, called the designer "one of the creators who put Paris at the summit of world fashion in the 1950s". The designer had asked that his friends and admirers make a donation to the children's charity Unicef in his memory, instead of sending flowers. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43375454 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunk96 2,526 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 What a fashion legend. May he rest in peace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost in limbo 6,035 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I'm literally so sad rn. He was one of my favorite designers and the fact such a creative person is gone is too much. He's forever gonna be remembered as a fashion legend. Rest in peace this is the state of grace, this is the worthwhile fight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctobersRust 7 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 RIP. He dressed so many iconic people. With this and Alaïa dead and a lot of influential fashion forward legacy celebs dead in 2016-2017... I feel like all the fashion icons are dying ): Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausOfMark 4,291 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 RIP. Very sad. -Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
re di tutto 924 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 RIP. I knew about Givenchy since I was a child, my mother loves their skincare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joao Aurelio 64 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Not me thinking mr hubert was already dead omg now im way too sad i really like his character and his designs show ir very well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 OMG they didnt even talk about it in France, not even on the news.. Who knew id get my news from GGD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,008 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Rest In Peace He lived a long live and made lots of pretty fashion as his legacy, gonna celebrate that (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dit 46,738 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Rest in peace Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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