1952: Hubert de Givenchy opens his own design house and The House of Givenchy is born, his first collection is made entirely from white mens shirt fabric, yet is still a massive success.
1954: Givenchy meets his muse, Audrey Hepburn. Givenchy designed her wardrobe for her role in Sabrina, winning an Academy Award for best costume design.
1957: Givenchy's designs appear in another Hepburn movie - Funny Face.
1961: In 1961 Givenchy designs Jackie Kennedy's gown to be worn on her first couples visit to France. Audrey stars in another film - Breakfast at Tiffany's, dressed once again in his designs.
1973: Givenchy launched his mens line.
1988: Givenchy sells his company to LVMH.
1995: This was the year Givenchy retired and Galliano was set up to take his place. However, Galliano was offered a job at Dior only two years later and so the role ended up being filled by a young Alexander Mcqueen.
2001: Julian Macdonald was appointed role of Artistic Director for the women's lines.
2005: Both collections were taken over by Riccardo Tisci.
Senft, A. (2011) Hubert de Givenchy | history of fashion. Available at: http://www.fashionintime.org/hubert-de-givenchy/ (Accessed: 17 February 2016).
Senft, A. (2011) Hubert de Givenchy | history of fashion. Available at: http://www.fashionintime.org/hubert-de-givenchy/ (Accessed: 17 February 2016).
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