Givenchy

[claireshaeffer]

Sad news. Givenchy died on Saturday.

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/hubert-de-givenchy-has-died

 

[denisebrain]

The news brought unexpected tears to my eyes. End of an era.

https://www.vogue.com/article/obituary-hubert-de-givenchy-best-looks-in-vogue
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/obituaries/hubert-de-givenchy-dies.html

 

[Jonathan]

That leaves Cardin and Simmonetta (and marginally Lagerfeld and Valentino) as the last designers who were a part of the golden age of couture...

 

[claireshaeffer]

Sadly, that also means we are getting older.

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

Definitely the end of an amazing fashion era. He led an interesting long life. I never knew about the tapestry weaving connection on his mother's side.

Speaking to the Oxford students in 2010, Mr. Givenchy gave this piece of advice to the aspiring designers among them:

“You must, if it’s possible, be born with a kind of elegance. It’s part of you, of yourself.”

He certainly was an "elegant" man!