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Hubert de Givenchy
Sign in to saveAlso known as Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy, Givenchy, Hubert James Marcel Taffin de, Count Givenchy
French fashion designer (1927-2018)
Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hubert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Beauvais
- Place of death
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Occupation
- costume designer
- Educated at
- Wellington College
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- costume design
- Official website
- www.givenchy.com
- Image
- Hubert de Givenchy in Beverly Hills, 1978.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1927-02-20
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design
- name in native language
- Hubert de Givenchy
- date of death
- 2018-03-10
- birth name
- Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy
- Commons category
- Hubert de Givenchy
- place of burial
- Passy Cemetery
- has works in the collection
- Kunstmuseum Den Haag
- start of work period
- 1952-01-01
- end of work period
- 1995-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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