Vogue On Hubert De Givenchy - Hardcover

Beyfus, Drusilla

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1419718002 ISBN 13: 9781419718007

Publisher: Abrams Image, 2015

Synopsis

The fashion aesthetic of handsome, aristocratic Hubert de Givenchy combined the traditions of haute couture--creative, luxurious, and perfectionist--with a modern entrepreneurial sensibility. In a career spanning 40 years, he created the most glamorous of evening dresses, developed the influential "sack" dress, and produced debonair daytime suits that have never gone out of fashion. He also famously defined the sartorial image of Audrey Hepburn--both onscreen and off--designing the little black dress for Breakfast at Tiffany'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.

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Review:

'Drawing on Vogue's peerless archive featuring top models, photographers and illustrators, and with commentary from the magazine's expert writers, each volume adds to a library that no fashion maven should be without - and all for the price of a snazzy pair of tights.' --Daily Mail, 13th September 2013

'The Vogue On series of short books has just had an additional four books added to its collection. Each one covers a different designer and draws on the Vogue archive to create a very special addition to any fashionista's library.' --Conde Nast Traveller, October 2013

'The Vogue On series of short books has just had an additional four books added to its collection. Each one covers a different designer and draws on the Vogue archive to create a very special addition to any fashionista's library.' --Conde Nast Traveller, October 2013

'This is part-biography, part-mini coffee table book, albeit intelligently written, with gorgeous photographs by Irving Penn, Cecil Beaton, Norman Parkinson and other luminaries. Beyfus met the film-star-handsome, 6ft 6in Givenchy several times, lending her observations a freshness and elevating this book above the stale myths that often populate such efforts.' --The Daily Telegraph, 27th December 2013

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams Image
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1419718002
• ISBN 13: 9781419718007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 156