Designer Hubert de Givenchy is pictured with the model Iman in 2002
The well-known French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy has died at the age of 91. He was known for creating famous looks for Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Jackie Kennedy.
Givenchy was probably most famous for creating the iconic "little black dress" worn by Audrey Hepburn in the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Hepburn said of the designer:
"It was... an enormous help to know that I looked the part... Then the rest wasn't so tough anymore. Givenchy's lovely simple clothes [gave me] the feeling of being whoever I played...."
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Givenchy came from an aristocratic background. He worked alongside the then unknown Pierre Balmain and Christian Dior after World War Two.
He was employed by the avant-garde designer Elsa Schiaparelli before leaving to found his own fashion house in 1952.
