French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy dies aged 91
Givenchy set the template for ladylike chic in the 1950s and 1960s
In this file photo taken on May 20, 2010 French fashion designer, aristocrat and founder of Fashion label Givenchy, Hubert de Givenchy poses before a speech at Oxford University Union, Oxfordshire. PHOTO: AFP
PARIS:
Hubert de Givenchy, the aristocratic French fashion designer famous for the "Little black dress" and styling Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy, has died aged 91, his partner said Monday.
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Givenchy set the template for ladylike chic in the 1950s and 1960s, and his restrained style still informs the way Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and older American and Chinese socialites dress.
His partner, the former haute couture designer Philippe Venet, announced his death through the Givenchy fashion house, saying he had died in his sleep on Saturday.
The pair lived in a Renaissance chateau near Paris.
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"It is with huge sadness that we inform you that Hubert Taffin de Givenchy has died," it said in a statement to said.
The designer's "nephews and nieces share Mr Venet's grief," it added.
Hubert de Givenchy, the aristocratic French fashion designer famous for the "Little black dress" and styling Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy, has died aged 91, his partner said Monday.
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Givenchy set the template for ladylike chic in the 1950s and 1960s, and his restrained style still informs the way Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and older American and Chinese socialites dress.
His partner, the former haute couture designer Philippe Venet, announced his death through the Givenchy fashion house, saying he had died in his sleep on Saturday.
The pair lived in a Renaissance chateau near Paris.
Any designer can now use Christian Louboutin's signature red sole
"It is with huge sadness that we inform you that Hubert Taffin de Givenchy has died," it said in a statement to said.
The designer's "nephews and nieces share Mr Venet's grief," it added.