
Hubert de Givenchy
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French fashion designer (1927-2018)
About Hubert de Givenchy
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.
Quick facts
- Known for
- Breakfast at Tiffany's, Eyes Without a Face, Charade
- Born
- 1927-02-20
- Died
- 2018-03-10












