1990s, Designers, in memoriam

In memoriam: Hubert de Givenchy

by Sarah Sheehan
"Couture in Colour": Shalom Harlow in a velvet and organza gown from Hubert de Givenchy's final couture collection (FW 1995)
Shalom Harlow in a gown from Hubert de Givenchy’s final couture collection, British Vogue, October 1995. Photo: Nick Knight. Editor: Lucinda Chambers. Image: TFS.

Farewell to Hubert de Givenchy, truly one of the greats.

Read the couturier’s Vogue Paris obituary.

3 thoughts on “In memoriam: Hubert de Givenchy”

  2. I just looked at some pictures of the Bettina blouse he designed and it struck me that statement sleeves are everywhere at the moment. Perhaps it would be a fitting tribute to the great man from the sewing community if we all made our own versions.

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