Background
Givenchy, Hubert James Marcel Taffin de was born on February 20, 1927 in Beauvais, France. Son of Lucien and Béatrice (Badin) Taffin de Givenchy.
Givenchy, Hubert James Marcel Taffin de was born on February 20, 1927 in Beauvais, France. Son of Lucien and Béatrice (Badin) Taffin de Givenchy.
Educated, École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts.
Faculty of Law University Paris. Apprenticeship fashion houses of Lelong, 1945-1946. Apprentice fashion houses of Piquet, 1946-1948.
Apprenticeship fashion houses of Fath, 1948-1949, Schiaparelli, 1949-1951. Opened his own fashion house, Paris, 1952—1988. President, director general Givenchy-Couture, since 1954.
President Christie's France, since 1997. President Cristobal Balenciaga Foundation, Spain, 2003.