Synopses & Reviews
The fashion aesthetic of handsome, aristocratic Hubert de Givenchy combined the traditions of haute coutureandmdash;creative, luxurious, and perfectionistandmdash;with a modern entrepreneurial sensibility. In a career spanning 40 years, he created the most glamorous of evening dresses, developed the influential andldquo;sackandrdquo; dress, and produced debonair daytime suits that have never gone out of fashion. He also famously defined the sartorial image of Audrey Hepburnandmdash;both onscreen and offandmdash;designing the little black dress for Breakfast at Tiffanyandrsquo;s. Created by the editors of British Vogue, Vogue on Hubert de Givenchy features biography and history studded with more than 80 images from their unique archive of images taken by leading photographers such as Irving Penn, Patrick Demarchelier, and Cecil Beaton.
About the Author
Drusilla Beyfus has contributed to numerous publications, including British Vogue and the Sunday Times Magazine, and has been featured in many TV and radio programs. She is the author of several books on etiquette.