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Hubert de Givenchy

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Hubert de Givenchy

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Also known as Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy, Givenchy, Hubert James Marcel Taffin de, Count Givenchy

French fashion designer (1927-2018)

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Born
( 1927-02-20 ) 20 February 1927, Beauvais , France
Died
10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) (aged 91), Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
Education
École des Beaux-Arts
Known for
Little black dress
Label
Givenchy
Partner
Philippe Venet
Relatives
Jean-Claude de Givenchy (brother), James de Givenchy (nephew)
Awards
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1983) , Medal of l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1992)

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www.givenchy.com
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Hubert de Givenchy in Beverly Hills, 1978.jpg
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date of birth
1927-02-20
name in native language
Hubert de Givenchy
date of death
2018-03-10
birth name
Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy
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Hubert de Givenchy
start of work period
1952-01-01
end of work period
1995-01-01
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Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy ( French: [ybɛʁ də ʒivɑ̃ʃi]; 20 February 1927 – 10 March 2018) was a French 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 Hepburn and clothing for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1970.

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