Givenchy
Hubert de Givenchy, once called the “enfant terrible of Haute Couture,” was a young upstart when he founded his eponymous luxury house in 1952, and since then the name has been associated with modern elegance. Givenchy created some of the earliest ready-to-wear collections and dressed the most famous and stylish women of his era, including Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor. He was known for his innovative use of cotton shirting in couture garments, making them both chic and casual. In the late 1990s John Galliano and Alexander McQueen were controversially chosen to succeed the designer, and both served brief stints at the maison. Givenchy found its new direction in Riccardo Tisci when he was named artistic director in 2005. Tisci ushered in the most recognizable modern era for the brand, mixing dark romanticism, opulent decoration, sharp tailoring, and streetwear influences, and creating hit handbags like the Antigona and the Pandora. The house’s current director, Matthew Williams continues to drive Givenchy in the direction of refined streetwear, refreshing the iconic logo and turning the amplified 4G into a brand signature on leather bags and graphic tees alike.
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