Hubert de Givenchy

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In Memoriam: Hubert de Givenchy (1927-2018)

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March 12th, 2018

 

15 thoughts on “Hubert de Givenchy”

    1. Thank you so much! That beautiful portrait was shot by the iconic fashion photographer, Victor Skrebneski, in 1952. Sorry for not including credits in the post – I usually credit all photos that are not mine – but this was the one instance I didn’t want any words littering the images!

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      1. Hi, thank you for that. I can understand your sentiments, but without the photographers and the context of time, there would be no images, and it is very nice to be grateful to the bringers of that which inspires, even if they are no longer with us, but so very, very nice to be inspired by your own passion. Thank you 🙂

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      2. Absolutely agree! You know what? I’ll collect all available data and include them here, in the comments section – that way info will be accessible without interfering with the photo story. And, by the way, I found two more dates concerning the photo in question: by some accounts it was shot in 1982 (Museum of Lace and Fashion in Calais, France) or in 1975 (Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago)!

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  7. Image credits:
    #1_Hubert de Givenchy by Frédéric Huijbregts, ca. 1985
    #2_Bettina Graziani in Hubert de Givenchy Ensemble, photographed by Willy Rizzo, 1952
    #3_Hubert de Givenchy by Milton Greene
    #4_Audrey Hepburn in Hubert de Givenchy Dress, photographed by Bert Stern, 1963
    #5_Audrey Hepburn in Hubert de Givenchy Dress, 1961
    #6_Hubert de Givenchy and his Afghan Hound, in 1955. Picture Post / Getty images
    #7_Bettina Graziani in Hubert de Givenchy Ensemble, photographed by Nat Farbamen, 1952
    #8_Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy in Paris, 1967
    #9,10,11,12,13,14_Separates from Givenchy’s First Collection, 1952
    #15_Audrey Hepburn in Hubert de Givenchy Dress, 1959
    #16_Hubert de Givenchy, Balloon Dress, 1958
    #17,18,19_More stills from Givenchy’s First Collection, 1952
    #18_Capucine in a gown by Givenchy, 1952
    #19_Hubert de Givenchy by Victor Skrebneski, in 1952 (or 1975, or 1982 – see comments above)

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