Hubert de Givenchy Quotes

French - Designer | February 20, 1927 - March 10, 2018

The little black dress is the hardest thing to realize because you must keep it simple.

Hubert de Givenchy

SimpleDressBlackYouRealizeKeep

Each of my garments is something special in itself. You give all your energy to each piece, to each creation, and I have no favourite. I love all of them equally.

Hubert de Givenchy

LoveEnergyYouCreationSpecial

It's the most beautiful job in the world to give happiness to people.

Hubert de Givenchy

HappinessBeautifulJobPeopleWorld

To have lived your dream is very rare in life. I am a very happy man. I have been so fortunate.

Hubert de Givenchy

LifeManI AmHappyDreamRare

My grandmother had a cupboard where she kept her collections and textile samples of all sorts of things. When I had good grades, I could take out one piece of work to look at.

Hubert de Givenchy

WorkGoodLookGradesGood Grades

You never finish learning.

Hubert de Givenchy

LearningYouNeverFinish

In the early '50s, it was still the time of Christian Dior's New Look. Every dress was big and important, and I thought I must do something completely different. Women needed something for daytime that was wearable.

Hubert de Givenchy

WomenTimeDressThoughtChristian

I think all beautiful women have a clean look. They like things that are simple.

Hubert de Givenchy

WomenBeautifulSimpleThinkLook

Fashion should evolve slowly, without any revolution.

Hubert de Givenchy

FashionRevolutionWithoutEvolve

If I had to start over, I'll do the same thing: street clothes are the future; the client can choose two or three things and combine them as she wants.

Hubert de Givenchy

FutureStartClothesChooseStreet

A piece of material has a life. You must never upset it if you want the material to speak.

Hubert de Givenchy

LifeSpeakYouWantUpsetNever

You work around a body and adapt the clothes to your own customer, and this is the interesting part. This is why the haute couture exists: because in ready-to-wear, you have not too much fitting.

Hubert de Givenchy

WorkInterestingCustomerClothes

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