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Also known as House of Givenchy

Givenchy (, ) 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 la Haute Couture et du Prêt-à-Porter. It is owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH.

Key facts

Company.name
Givenchy
Company.logo
260px|class=skin-invert|Givenchy logo
Company.image
Givenchy_(54024750885).jpg
Company.image_upright
1.2
Company.image_caption
Store in SoHo, Manhattan
Company.type
Subsidiary
Company.founder
Hubert de Givenchy
Company.location
3 Avenue George V
Company.location_city
Paris
Company.location_country
France
Company.num_locations
177 stores worldwide (2025)
Company.industry
Fashion
Company.parent
LVMH
Company.num_employees
3800
Company.num_employees_year
2018

via Wikipedia infobox

Company

Jurisdiction
FR
Headquarters
PARIS, FR

via GLEIF

Wikidata facts

Instance of
business
Official name
GIVENCHY
Participant in
Paris Fashion Week
Field of work
costume jewelry
Country
France
Headquarters
Paris
Parent organization
LVMH
Official website
www.givenchy.com
Image
Givenchy GeorgeV.jpg
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Commons category
Givenchy
inception
1955-01-01
product or material produced
costume jewelry
location of formation
Paris
significant person
Hubert de Givenchy
social media followers
115000
Egapro gender equality index
82
different from
Givenchy
floruit
1980-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Creative directors and designers
  • Formation and first years
  • 1950s: Balenciaga and Givenchy
  • Expansion
  • Departure of Hubert de Givenchy
  • 2005–2017, Riccardo Tisci
  • 2017–2020, Clare Waight Keller
  • 2020–2023, Matthew Williams
  • 2024-present, Sarah Burton
  • Other activities
  • Icons and the cinema
  • Audrey Hepburn
  • Celebrities
  • Cinema
  • Operations
  • Advertising
  • References
  • External links

Givenchy (, ) 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 la Haute Couture et du Prêt-à-Porter. It is owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH.

==History==

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