RIP....RIP Hubert de Givenchy: Master of Haute Couture, Elegance, Class: A PHOTO DEDICATION

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5kTvOyQo2rzdUXyTWFQbDnLUCfpM631Vt08vpWHPr_t94U0V1s0Kmpxmhxs8ll4kft-yDHN_jVukrWVbnK5AH1gCZzEFBMCF6IZ-fDJlwroYp7SDdF5_JOL826qp-3Lj9if06QZOifGs/s1600/HUBERT-DE-GIVENCHY-PORTRAIT-SKREBNESKI-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1590" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5kTvOyQo2rzdUXyTWFQbDnLUCfpM631Vt08vpWHPr_t94U0V1s0Kmpxmhxs8ll4kft-yDHN_jVukrWVbnK5AH1gCZzEFBMCF6IZ-fDJlwroYp7SDdF5_JOL826qp-3Lj9if06QZOifGs/s640/HUBERT-DE-GIVENCHY-PORTRAIT-SKREBNESKI-.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Fashion Designer Hubert de Givenchy</i></b></div><br /><br /><br />The Fashion World has lost a LEGEND. A Master of Haute Couture, elegance, class and perfection. French fashion designer <b>Hubert de Givenchy</b>--yes, THE GIVENCHY--has died, at the age of 91. <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_de_Givenchy" target="_blank">Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy</a> </b>founded the French fashion house of Givenchy in 1952. Before then, at the age of seventeen, he moved to Paris and studied at the <i>Ecole des Beaux-Arts</i>. During the 1940's, he designed for <b>Jacques Fath</b>, <b>Robert Piquet </b>and <b>Lucien Lelong</b>. From 1947-1951, he worked alongside Elsa Schiaparelli. His first collection was inspired by his muse...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbePHUl7itgWi9cQhhpgtukgey_t8YMUzfG0WOpm1rsfey-GB8RiuJNUjNxfV-cjBE15uUJiXBEhq2yJmn_2NTC3ZiNjtzNU0uv-0WI33ilmbkgMUT3d57ytDe4-rGskiJ7yS1dLaCsai/s1600/Bettina_Fotor_Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbePHUl7itgWi9cQhhpgtukgey_t8YMUzfG0WOpm1rsfey-GB8RiuJNUjNxfV-cjBE15uUJiXBEhq2yJmn_2NTC3ZiNjtzNU0uv-0WI33ilmbkgMUT3d57ytDe4-rGskiJ7yS1dLaCsai/s640/Bettina_Fotor_Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i><b>French model</b> <b>Bettina Grazziani</b></i></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>During the shoot of the movie "Sabrina", Givenchy met actress </b>Audrey Hepburn in 1953 and then, it was "done and done". The two sealed the deal with their iconic partnership in <b>"Breakfast at Tiffany's"</b> (1961) where she wore his infamous Little Black Dress. They remained friends for forty years until her death in 1993. Givenchy's clients also ranged from <b>Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor</b> to <b>Empress Farah Diba of Iran</b>, <b>Lauren Bacall</b>, <b>Ingrid Bergman</b> and <b>Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis</b>. They paid $25,000-$50,000 a gown (at today's exchange) when ordering a style. In 1989, the brand was sold to <b>LVMH</b>. <b>Hubert de Givenchy </b>officially retired in 1995, handing over the design duties to John Galliano who lasted only briefly and was then succeeded by <b>Alexander McQueen </b>for five years...and <b>Riccardo Tisci </b>from 2005-2017. Givenchy died in his sleep at his Renaissance chateau. <b>Here is my PHOTO DEDICATION to the Master, Hubert de Givenchy:</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mjVY63MUoRbyF5IrUJl7yf75Fna-o5_PJx1F3o0lFTxU4vLoO4TbVIglrzcXW1ZwvQ5UlHhD9hJGbmyY8dd1exPVwtaZsFqY1h033cTMHqpgnS0f9V4PHLIgYbIHB9S42wLoUAKAWNX8/s1600/SS1994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mjVY63MUoRbyF5IrUJl7yf75Fna-o5_PJx1F3o0lFTxU4vLoO4TbVIglrzcXW1ZwvQ5UlHhD9hJGbmyY8dd1exPVwtaZsFqY1h033cTMHqpgnS0f9V4PHLIgYbIHB9S42wLoUAKAWNX8/s640/SS1994.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Hubert de Givenchy with then-fashion model Carla Bruni (and future First Lady of France) as the Finale Bride--Givenchy Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1994</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ16zISodbpSGgXa0BYufKpYuSy6gVO4EEmi0KCgUdWSQLznVQMn72MQjLMtoQifJdVMsfNsbgYQ4BJ0vxeTFGv6JsmyLpnLiv703KEpY3J1Nt-sBaLtG-sS9QQ3_ho7052TPe-Gt8T74A/s1600/IMG_0654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1168" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ16zISodbpSGgXa0BYufKpYuSy6gVO4EEmi0KCgUdWSQLznVQMn72MQjLMtoQifJdVMsfNsbgYQ4BJ0vxeTFGv6JsmyLpnLiv703KEpY3J1Nt-sBaLtG-sS9QQ3_ho7052TPe-Gt8T74A/s640/IMG_0654.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Hubert de Givenchy--with his sketches for the Givenchy Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1994 collection</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8oi9LvPTjlO8OwbZJBd241sHyjKSAy80VDCr2xig8j-3R5qgyHkU-si5-Q-k7p2MRVFrw3xnOVqmdME17uZX3RHjFcwdKgthF-NWlzD0PoaoaCKxNiIMRWMuFzmCy5_jZjmpud728ihE/s1600/Givenchy_93_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8oi9LvPTjlO8OwbZJBd241sHyjKSAy80VDCr2xig8j-3R5qgyHkU-si5-Q-k7p2MRVFrw3xnOVqmdME17uZX3RHjFcwdKgthF-NWlzD0PoaoaCKxNiIMRWMuFzmCy5_jZjmpud728ihE/s640/Givenchy_93_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Givenchy Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1994 (L) worn by a very young Tyra Banks; Spring/Summer 1994 (R) blue silk gazar belted dress.</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLHwSx6FkV7icbo6hhSe_2wACfWbwn8XwGJHEmrRmD76RlcuBkRQPQmBM-ZnNLfWWM72laP1T8BJ6C1GQSs9ZLBmxoqh0xNTxH_cfFXX5xrixoc6c4BVM5ThN_kFkFXO0nxTEKQZVSt6R/s1600/Givenchy_90s_Couture_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLHwSx6FkV7icbo6hhSe_2wACfWbwn8XwGJHEmrRmD76RlcuBkRQPQmBM-ZnNLfWWM72laP1T8BJ6C1GQSs9ZLBmxoqh0xNTxH_cfFXX5xrixoc6c4BVM5ThN_kFkFXO0nxTEKQZVSt6R/s640/Givenchy_90s_Couture_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Givenchy Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1994 (L) and Spring/Summer 1994 (R)</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ywr2Le2X9RJYiQKgEgwPtR9f3WGb7xJTFtH_3CaVgVClib7BFgInX7lqjDXxL1n90tSDOnJBvkPqrxf8fuXAsncJ0Kd7iMnwV7ahUvJ_UdhotWCP9-UgKkbAUaespG2FRvrWJToymtnB/s1600/Givenchy_Khadija_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ywr2Le2X9RJYiQKgEgwPtR9f3WGb7xJTFtH_3CaVgVClib7BFgInX7lqjDXxL1n90tSDOnJBvkPqrxf8fuXAsncJ0Kd7iMnwV7ahUvJ_UdhotWCP9-UgKkbAUaespG2FRvrWJToymtnB/s640/Givenchy_Khadija_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Givenchy Haute Couture Spring/Summer (L) worn by former Miss World Kenya 1984 (and Yves Saint Laurent muse) Khadija Adam Ismail; and Fall/Winter 1994 (R)</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><b>Hubert de Givenchy and Audrey Hepburn:</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp44-rrovpIx-MuU3b7biCYeeE5I0-ilwG0wuqfNJhecgU15BZILp0EDfrFzcFKpEY9KceSe039qTuC7aU3tBgAEv8HvGlUS_msRyauv5ThlZsxH-hdmHbvYRtmYdj-WZY0G5eBRTVLyJy/s1600/Hubert1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="810" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp44-rrovpIx-MuU3b7biCYeeE5I0-ilwG0wuqfNJhecgU15BZILp0EDfrFzcFKpEY9KceSe039qTuC7aU3tBgAEv8HvGlUS_msRyauv5ThlZsxH-hdmHbvYRtmYdj-WZY0G5eBRTVLyJy/s640/Hubert1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Hubert de Givenchy and Audrey Hepburn</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZFnBNeLWrMLKBKYwR1_0Ub3rETqjYtgCSJV1bzQBjmF2wwZjp5grOLgOjbR9UPEw7NCBtQSG9Rp5sF1_jTT2NoED-HiHimlHpPncDbGtnnGkL8n_EdX8n8iStax83DRZMeYXHgDZ3K33/s1600/Audrey_Hubert_1952_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZFnBNeLWrMLKBKYwR1_0Ub3rETqjYtgCSJV1bzQBjmF2wwZjp5grOLgOjbR9UPEw7NCBtQSG9Rp5sF1_jTT2NoED-HiHimlHpPncDbGtnnGkL8n_EdX8n8iStax83DRZMeYXHgDZ3K33/s640/Audrey_Hubert_1952_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>1952--Hubert de Givenchy with Audrey Hepburn</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLgorNzuqT2B0mu_ANHMdDkHIUkZNC5pM2uC4tpxZ_ykGdW7w8JrmmIUO6s64_xPJBe3VllgavCEvRHW05hZBLEhcsfXH0SQCMh5z3sM_jFdUm3JRyphTw3gOGZyJ0AvCvNkgkdN_l_Ql/s1600/Audrey1_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLgorNzuqT2B0mu_ANHMdDkHIUkZNC5pM2uC4tpxZ_ykGdW7w8JrmmIUO6s64_xPJBe3VllgavCEvRHW05hZBLEhcsfXH0SQCMh5z3sM_jFdUm3JRyphTw3gOGZyJ0AvCvNkgkdN_l_Ql/s640/Audrey1_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>1963--Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy Haute Couture</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0Q1lZmPx99hwsguGcZPUxpO7TDNQ3h93VacxR_SFfyrrJs5vWqoc2S59xL10V1Gi6ruECKedUawJBfEqoVDhDiwf7rx2ixgSdb3ALl63ytKqmLylxjonmo6hbaReDjzEv8PbXgchFutv/s640/Sabrina_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Sabrina Givenchy--Givenchy sketch and gown--worn by Audrey Hepburn in "Sabrina" (1954)</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsfqeFDMZGArxfRC0TLn9ohVpfob0tFenSgrS_0EQJUnIBGlUyfUySQvQw4lD12a_kR1g2IyJyq08zObUdvfVA-DerJtZeG_-RcHLomL-Xizi-WZVJFXezM-rMwet21-sf48fHFvzqD8Q/s1600/Audrey_Givenchy_FunnyFace_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsfqeFDMZGArxfRC0TLn9ohVpfob0tFenSgrS_0EQJUnIBGlUyfUySQvQw4lD12a_kR1g2IyJyq08zObUdvfVA-DerJtZeG_-RcHLomL-Xizi-WZVJFXezM-rMwet21-sf48fHFvzqD8Q/s640/Audrey_Givenchy_FunnyFace_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Funny Face Givenchy--Audrey Hepburn wearing Givenchy in "Funny Face" (1957)</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5xs7MvZ-trsgh9gNaYB3LtRgScLDaxhUv0JUfGxu_I7X_LZ5vP2XWBOydWkOGnXIgKiJzVmsVkVPRI369qVo3BvBezONUL5F8eLTBmXsqizoHVQIFIIM2IWZWc337bZLqO4XOm26qANa/s1600/Breakfast_Tiffanys_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5xs7MvZ-trsgh9gNaYB3LtRgScLDaxhUv0JUfGxu_I7X_LZ5vP2XWBOydWkOGnXIgKiJzVmsVkVPRI369qVo3BvBezONUL5F8eLTBmXsqizoHVQIFIIM2IWZWc337bZLqO4XOm26qANa/s640/Breakfast_Tiffanys_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>1961 Breakfast at Tifaany's Givenchy Little Black Dress--The dress wasn't so little, in that it was full length, and was designed to highlight her long legs and great shoulders/arms but hide her very thin front neckline. </i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMYLJufswHxucK6Wej-V_ZCnpDWixW1WoZJnp7CyLdqriPDYeArf6r8Iq4Z2hyphenhyphenA1Wc1BxRvpgsNwQgXa_6IXkIlyOf3h6mjKN9n4riJky_y5QcR7cIjlxMK52YLGMTCh9oxAqiQDRuYo4/s1600/Audrey_Hubert2_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMYLJufswHxucK6Wej-V_ZCnpDWixW1WoZJnp7CyLdqriPDYeArf6r8Iq4Z2hyphenhyphenA1Wc1BxRvpgsNwQgXa_6IXkIlyOf3h6mjKN9n4riJky_y5QcR7cIjlxMK52YLGMTCh9oxAqiQDRuYo4/s640/Audrey_Hubert2_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Lifelong Friendship: Hubert de Givenchy and Audrey Hepburn</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhseSCtZh8Eij8eYhw__SqRS9P_4L6pC28aBlZaC9YzPZYf0qNbWLnwxlmRhm6YWcy2Uz6EuOBjGXDNbZKsnbadImwwthA7Ua9Cu00Xwo0yZqgTK_eanLbTB8oGrDpJ3AyTIbnxX0wzCp/s1600/Wallis_Simpson_Givenchy_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhseSCtZh8Eij8eYhw__SqRS9P_4L6pC28aBlZaC9YzPZYf0qNbWLnwxlmRhm6YWcy2Uz6EuOBjGXDNbZKsnbadImwwthA7Ua9Cu00Xwo0yZqgTK_eanLbTB8oGrDpJ3AyTIbnxX0wzCp/s640/Wallis_Simpson_Givenchy_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor wore Givenchy Haute Couture for the funeral of her husband, Edward VIII in 1972</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HzLc4HCVudzLO40fzGm7yCqcjHflcc6gjZolQzugcKBMORqejo69-vIh3IptSUM40swAS7jIj7L7dEo9KDNa-9mh0SVJ4vqOp_WDH7menTgIPAkn_Q-u36xQVyxN45d0haAo7-dO6iuP/s1600/Kennedy_Paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="513" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HzLc4HCVudzLO40fzGm7yCqcjHflcc6gjZolQzugcKBMORqejo69-vIh3IptSUM40swAS7jIj7L7dEo9KDNa-9mh0SVJ4vqOp_WDH7menTgIPAkn_Q-u36xQVyxN45d0haAo7-dO6iuP/s640/Kennedy_Paris.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfyCPrV42czpd-nxX4z26J-_vJYhCYF6MxGZf8-OoerYWcljnMBiS5CaNeKq440YT2zwnL8SAU9fEtHAdYKPv3HMEzx4IJNLxxYno9L7tloaVuKS6bBvPAo4CaapQvq-1KtEdyBIRcsS0/s1600/Kennedy_Givenchy_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfyCPrV42czpd-nxX4z26J-_vJYhCYF6MxGZf8-OoerYWcljnMBiS5CaNeKq440YT2zwnL8SAU9fEtHAdYKPv3HMEzx4IJNLxxYno9L7tloaVuKS6bBvPAo4CaapQvq-1KtEdyBIRcsS0/s640/Kennedy_Givenchy_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i><b>1961--U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wore Givenchy Haute Couture (but kept it a secret since the U.S press might deem it "inappropriate" to be wearing a French designer as a U.S. First Lady) when she accompanied her husband, President Kennedy on a State Visit to France and charmed the country--as well as then-President of France Charles de Gaulle at a dinner in Versailles. </b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsknrhkcZ6qMc7_5pV3O8kD_Ut50qyi_aIm47oKc9HmPkCUDvRff2rst2qfBTmrWNSnsRGQdqo8ofc-RMlIA6JVoOW8giS62oAees064ClFv0AO9WV0noQfrHCPFJDpH_VYdPz45VBnmQ/s1600/IMG_0655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1195" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsknrhkcZ6qMc7_5pV3O8kD_Ut50qyi_aIm47oKc9HmPkCUDvRff2rst2qfBTmrWNSnsRGQdqo8ofc-RMlIA6JVoOW8giS62oAees064ClFv0AO9WV0noQfrHCPFJDpH_VYdPz45VBnmQ/s640/IMG_0655.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Le Hubert--Hubert de Givenchy at home with his dog</i></b></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBigjH7yOQ8zsdUpoziecCN3F7CvZMLrv9dqk1Oi8Pe1V-45g6w1PaKoWEu3JrfoqXjrbZKUXaSzEVkBtkPEi_TBpsWt6BBWuZ9HAa9w3mQILgGVCrNYy9vrGuI_c1HCoTqvVbkR45nYn/s1600/Croquis1_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBigjH7yOQ8zsdUpoziecCN3F7CvZMLrv9dqk1Oi8Pe1V-45g6w1PaKoWEu3JrfoqXjrbZKUXaSzEVkBtkPEi_TBpsWt6BBWuZ9HAa9w3mQILgGVCrNYy9vrGuI_c1HCoTqvVbkR45nYn/s640/Croquis1_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GO6rYav3zunKEY_z4WWAeD-A6MIXmh1LfcC6SodpGT6C0Ml960wHLFHNcHlEpH4eaHiglt7JsER08GGzQ-2f9C0EcQG9q_XvUI69H2P5nXWA-lVBcFTaoGWF5bvRkUIJOdGiDLXJI4CF/s1600/Givenchy_Couture_Croquis_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GO6rYav3zunKEY_z4WWAeD-A6MIXmh1LfcC6SodpGT6C0Ml960wHLFHNcHlEpH4eaHiglt7JsER08GGzQ-2f9C0EcQG9q_XvUI69H2P5nXWA-lVBcFTaoGWF5bvRkUIJOdGiDLXJI4CF/s640/Givenchy_Couture_Croquis_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Givenchy Croquis--Fashion sketches from Hubert de Givenchy Haute Couture</i></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRbNRjK8uJ9E3yJCgrxpvieyIV3eqdSt2BgRn_3RWZ_8_ALU1QMvH-8f-Tnhn1IMvWAioLbaQ394cXaR91Rry3qi1zXSnQ0r4GCXIO-WOomDcxj06DSC-eVcyqyzuILY7JQ0ROSy0vlBT/s1600/1992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRbNRjK8uJ9E3yJCgrxpvieyIV3eqdSt2BgRn_3RWZ_8_ALU1QMvH-8f-Tnhn1IMvWAioLbaQ394cXaR91Rry3qi1zXSnQ0r4GCXIO-WOomDcxj06DSC-eVcyqyzuILY7JQ0ROSy0vlBT/s640/1992.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>RIP Hubert de Givenchy.</i></b></div><br />

RIP....RIP Hubert de Givenchy: Master of Haute Couture, Elegance, Class: A PHOTO DEDICATION

Fashion Designer Hubert de Givenchy The Fashion World has lost a LEGEND. A Master of Haute Couture, elegance, class and perfection. French f...

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A Look At The Duchess Of Windsor

<b>I just got a copy of <u>The Windsor Style</u> by Suzy Menkes. It's a fascinating book about a level of high life that none of us will ever see. The home furnishings, the art, the food and of course the fashion. There is no disputing how influential Wallis Simpson was in setting fashion trends, both in her dress and her jewels. Her whole life was glamorous, from her embroidered lingerie to her world famous jewelry. But here are some of her chic clothing choices.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ddrpGzeFoAdHXyuGdnWXBL5qMbvjPUfucGBhpLJwd9Dk4aU8lcqaH7WqDTuxZCCvKBfLBq5RjGbSkvpdTQSPSj65jD67EwlxkBNdQK_TExIBBpXMF1KYacWapSM8fFgcGEg-Dtgz1JlD/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ddrpGzeFoAdHXyuGdnWXBL5qMbvjPUfucGBhpLJwd9Dk4aU8lcqaH7WqDTuxZCCvKBfLBq5RjGbSkvpdTQSPSj65jD67EwlxkBNdQK_TExIBBpXMF1KYacWapSM8fFgcGEg-Dtgz1JlD/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-9.jpg" /></a><br /><b>"The Duchess of Windsor in the square-shouldered 1940's silhouette..."</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknmAk-IIO7Sndg217v3kAwXzlBdPAwkbRVIUz_l9l4iSbKC1f03UJHmAn7Dh866HMfGIxIXTXIMh-0ivOs5axiu4ibGXLfc7t9B8p4R75yNWzZOzrbvk30Nf4XX3oHUl95HDaE7l9NiEA/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknmAk-IIO7Sndg217v3kAwXzlBdPAwkbRVIUz_l9l4iSbKC1f03UJHmAn7Dh866HMfGIxIXTXIMh-0ivOs5axiu4ibGXLfc7t9B8p4R75yNWzZOzrbvk30Nf4XX3oHUl95HDaE7l9NiEA/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-10.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Wallis's severely plain crepe dress decorated with bows is by Mainbocher."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWezdPJOKkMyZVBysQY5uuMo40146Eyvbwl4lqtApOhIsmgIN8WxxDdd7r9tWFP1AzMm70mbxeAu6UnxqPKmDxepVr8L8HpOsTtqROZxZbBjYirDPDYCb9lbnda8Cf2QXY_u6hIjrICouR/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWezdPJOKkMyZVBysQY5uuMo40146Eyvbwl4lqtApOhIsmgIN8WxxDdd7r9tWFP1AzMm70mbxeAu6UnxqPKmDxepVr8L8HpOsTtqROZxZbBjYirDPDYCb9lbnda8Cf2QXY_u6hIjrICouR/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Wallis using the chic bag as the essential 1940s accessory to trimly tailored suits."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZf7Pox1byzOHpHTHf4F3bQnrnTA615Di3YbHByo8_eWPuzgZjV6VXFtOlJx6efc0Osk3ljJGqS984pPoEWzqvvFJ8-yVwZIWFrG-Ly_z7WNNZslkrSmWHXaFuy00WUx7QyY3G9f3ub6j5/s1600/TheWindsorStyle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZf7Pox1byzOHpHTHf4F3bQnrnTA615Di3YbHByo8_eWPuzgZjV6VXFtOlJx6efc0Osk3ljJGqS984pPoEWzqvvFJ8-yVwZIWFrG-Ly_z7WNNZslkrSmWHXaFuy00WUx7QyY3G9f3ub6j5/s1600/TheWindsorStyle.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Wallis in Schiaparelli's carbon blue silk jersey dress and jacket embroidered with baroque gilded scrolls, photographed by Beaton at the Chateau de Cande on the Loire just before her marriage."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_gke2fCiQat1atGAbSPhGpi5mu5ri_PDQYg9p0ZvJTQFtaU91rvdVXE56w_YndvXralfLMggPIRqad7QDypu1YRustl7RnVMtDs3o6cFH8KasbHHZhA28lPX-KWOY-HNTSBkHLUB4J14/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_gke2fCiQat1atGAbSPhGpi5mu5ri_PDQYg9p0ZvJTQFtaU91rvdVXE56w_YndvXralfLMggPIRqad7QDypu1YRustl7RnVMtDs3o6cFH8KasbHHZhA28lPX-KWOY-HNTSBkHLUB4J14/s1600/TheWindsorStyle-8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"The Duchess photographed by Horst in 1947 in a Scarlett O'Hara dress by Mainbocher. The austere high neck is balanced by the panniered taffeta skirt built out over an elaborate crinoline."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><br /></b>

A Look At The Duchess Of Windsor

I just got a copy of The Windsor Style by Suzy Menkes. It's a fascinating book about a level of high life that none of us will ever see...

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