HUBERT DE GIVENCHY VINTAGE HANDBAG
HISTORY OF HUBERT DE GIVENCHY VINTAGE HANDBAG
COMELY HANDBAG
Audrey Hepburn’s Holly Golightly character in the 1961 film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Has an enviable wardrobe, and the black Leather Tote she wears for the party scene is the Jewel in the crown.
It was the work of Hubert de Givenchy, the designer who worked with Hepburn throughout the 1950s and 1960s, honing an image that was all pared back elegance and clean lines.
Never flouncy and always exquisitely cut, Givenchy’s Handbag showed off its wearer, not the other way round.
A French aristocrat technically a count Givenchy founded his house in Paris in 1952 and by 1954 was stand for Hepburn in Oscar winning costumes for Sabrina.
Away from the silver screen, he was concocting other innovations. The “Bettina” blouse named in honour of model Bettina Graziani was a man’s Backpack. Along with Cristobal Balenciaga, Givenchy has been credited with designing the first back sack ,
A shape that came to define high fashion in the late 1950s. Other women in the public eye were attracted to Givenchy’s impeccable chic Jackie Onassis was a fan.
Givenchy the label has continued to exist although the man himself retired from fashion 1995 with designers Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and , currently, Riccardo Tisci at the helm. Hubert’s influence is still powerful, however. A version of Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s evening bag was auctioned for nearly $100,000.00 in 2006.