Fateful meeting with the muse
Any creator needs a muse that will give him inspiration to create real masterpieces. And such a muse for Givenchy was the beautiful actress Audrey Hepburn. She was busy looking for the right outfits for her movie, and on the advice of her friends, she stopped by the Givenchy store. The fashion designer was simply amazed to see a young beautiful girl on the threshold.
The designer was completely delighted with her gentle and noble image. Their tastes coincided completely. Both Audrey and Hubert were very fond of light colors and light flowing silhouettes. Their joint work on images for the film “Sabrina” was so successful that the picture received an Oscar for best costumes.
Audrey Hepburn considered Givenchy outfits to be real mascots. In them, she was always irresistible and felt confident. For forty years she was not only a muse for the fashion designer, but also his true friend. It was for her that Givenchy developed his first perfume, L’interdit.
Modern “Givenchy”
When Hubert de Givenchy retired from running his fashion empire. This designer wanted to develop a completely different direction, and Alexander McQueen soon replaced him. Under McQueen’s direction, very little detail remains of the original style. And only with the arrival of Riccardo Tisci to this post, the Givenchy fashion house regained its unique elegant image, which earned it the love of millions around the world.
