Standing six-and-half-feet tall, the handsome and aristocratic Hubert de Givenchy embodied that grandeur, elegance and romance of French couture in the mid-20th century. Audrey Hepburn was his best friend. Bunny Mellon designed his garden. And a young Jacqueline Kennedy — while studying at the Sorbonne — was an early customer. Take our quiz to see how well you know the late French designer.
Questions by Lisa Santandrea. Santandrea is a NYC-based writer who teaches fashion history at Parsons School of Design. Background image: Model Wearing a Givenchy Cape in a Parisian Interior by Mark Shaw, 1955.
