16 days ago by An Aesthete's Lament

For the 2008 holiday season, the retired couturier Hubert de Givenchy has designed a grandiose illuminated bche de Noël for the fashionable Paris baker Lenôtre. Bedecked with cast-sugar stag heads, dusted with 22-karat gold leaf, and iced with chocolate manipulated to resemble red silk velvet, it co ...

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77 days ago by Pam Bristow

Literally a “Fashion Princess,” Irene Galitzine was a visionary Russian-born fashion designer whose most renowned creation was the “palazzo pyjama.” Galitzine was born to a Russian prince of the aristocratic Galitzine family, whose origins date back to 1200 and a Georgian mother. In 1917, following ...

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112 days ago by Pamela Santillan

En el año 1957 Givenchy era una marca de ropa que existía hacía sólo cinco años. Pero esta marca atraía las más celebres clientas, actrices, mujeres adineradas, y farándula en general. Un día como cualquier otro el modisto Hubert de Givenchy conoció a Audrey Hepburn con quien entablo una amistad. Co ...

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134 days ago by Maxene

French fashion House Givenchy for more then 50 years dictates and sets new trends in high fashion. Today, Givenchy is an international luxury brand, known worldwide for its Haute Couture and ready-to-wear collections for men and women, fashion accessories and famous Givenchy perfume. Givenchy House ...

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158 days ago by Dina

Like Karl Lagerfeld last year, Hubert de Givenchy will be trying his hand in the bakery business, according to WWD. The retired ?? couturier will design the traditional Christmas cake??to be offered by Paris’s Len??tre catering and restaurant chain. Givenchy ?? will unveil his creation in a lunch in ...

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180 days ago by tehreem

Givenchy is a French brand of clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics with Parfums Givenchy. It was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de Givenchy, who retired in 1995. John Galliano succeeded him as designer, but he was later replaced by Alexander McQueen. In 2001, designer Julien McDonald wa ...

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209 days ago by Fashion Sensei

Last week I was asked to write a piece about the Little Black Dress. A staple in any woman’s closet, The Little Black Dress has an interesting history involving icons, war, “Sex” and even safety pins. The Little Black Dress first originated in 1926 with Coco Chanel. The first archetype was silk, cal ...

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216 days ago by admin

The sharp black suits, upswept chignons and click-clack of high heels could have been the opening steps of an Yves Saint Laurent fashion show. But instead of glossy red lips, there were red-rimmed eyes as the Parisian worlds of fashion, art and politics turned out to say farewell to the towering cre ...

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218 days ago

Photo: Getty Images • Nine hundred guests are expected to attend Yves Saint Laurent's funeral on Thursday, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, French First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy, Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Stefano Pilati, John Galliano, Hubert de Givenchy, Alber Elbaz, Jean Paul Gaul ...

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