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Givenchy

Givenchy (US: /ɡəˈvɪntʃi, ˌʒiːvɒ̃ˈʃiː/,[1] French: [ʒivɑ̃ʃi]) is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics of Parfums Givenchy. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de Givenchy and is a member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture et du Prêt-à-Porter. It is currently owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH.

For other uses, see Givenchy (disambiguation).

Company type

Subsidiary

Fashion

1952 (1952)

Hubert de Givenchy

3 Avenue George V,

Paris
,
France

Renaud de Lesquen (President & CEO)

  • Clothing
  • Accessories
  • Perfumes
  • Cosmetics

3800 (2018)

LVMH

givenchy.com

In 1958, director photographed David Niven; Jean Seberg and Deborah Kerr in Givenchy on the shooting of 'Bonjour Tristesse'.

Otto Preminger

Beat the Devil (Plus fort que le diable), 1954 realized by

John Huston

Sabrina, 1954 directed by , with Audrey Hepburn

Billy Wilder

Love in the afternoon (Ariane), 1957 directed by Billy Wilder, with Audrey Hepburn

La vérité, 1960, directed by

H, -G Clouzot

Charade, 1963, directed by , with Audrey Hepburn

Stanley Donen

Paris When It Sizzles (Deux têtes folles), 1964, directed by , with Audrey Hepburn

Richard Quine

Bloodline (Lié par le sang), 1979 directed by , with Audrey Hepburn

Terence Young

Operations[edit]

As of 2013, the company's operations were divided between: "Europe accounts for 42 percent of the business, China 18 percent, Asia-Pacific 14 percent, America 12 percent, the Middle East 7 percent, Japan 4 percent, and the rest of the world 3 percent."[37]

Ad campaigns[edit]

The Fall 2010 collection from Givenchy and Riccardo Tisci featured a transgender person for the first time.[38]

official website (in English)

Givenchy.com

– brand and company profile at Fashion Model Directory

Givenchy

. Victoria and Albert Museum. 29 July 2015.

"Interactive timeline of couture houses and couturier biographies"