In Photos: The Hubert De Givenchy’s Life

A perfectionist at work in 1950
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Givenchy strikes a pose with mannequins in his Paris boutique in 1952
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Suzy Parker, wears Givenchy’s Chinese swinging lacquer-printed skirt with lace petticoat and quilted satin jacket in Vogue, 1953
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