1. Hubert de givenchy By Emily Morgan

2. THE YOUNG GIVENCHY ✦ Born February 21, 1927 ✦ From Beauvais, France ✦ Moved to Paris at the age of 19 ✦ Studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts

3. The End of wwII

4. House of Givenchy Est. 1952

5. HOUSE OF GIVENCHY

6. His muse and his mentor Audrey HepburnCristobal Balenciaga

7. expansion & present day givenchy ✦ 1956- Piracy of Designs ✦ 1973- Launched Gentlemen Givenchy ✦ 1988- Sold Givenchy to Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesy ✦ 1995- Retired. John Galliano takes over. ✦ 1997- Alexander McQueen is hired. ✦ 2001- Julien Macdonald is hired. ✦ 2005- Ricardo Tisci is the new creative director.

8. References Books ✦ Baker, Patricia. Fashions of a Decade: The 1950's. New York: Facts On File, 1991. ✦ Peacock, John. Fashion Sourcebooks: The 1950's. London: Thames and Hudson, 1997. ✦ Mohrt, Francoise. The Givenchy Style. New York: Vendome Press, 1998. Internet ✦ www.vam.ac.uk.vastatic/microsites/1486_couture/media/explore/index.php www.vam.ac.uk.vastatic/microsites/1486_couture/media/explore/index.php ✦ www.vogue.co.uk/spy/biographies/hubert-de-givenchy-biography ✦ http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/Fr-Gu/Givenchy-Hubert-de.htmlww.fashionencyclopedia.com/Fr-Gu/Givenchy-Hubert-de.html ✦ http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/museum-departments/curatorial-departments/the-costume-institute htatorial-departments/the-costume-institute