Although McQueen's Givenchy collections were showy and won hype, French purists were quick to say they were in no way a continuation of the elegant stylistic output of Hubert de Givenchy, the man who dressed Audrey Hepburn.
Macdonald stunned the fashion world after succeeding Alexander McQueen at the French fashion house of Givenchy.
Eventually, the star arrived, gliding her way past the crowd in an elegant, scarlet Givenchy dress.
Ricardo Tisci, at Givenchy, had everyone swooning over his fluid gypsy skirts, chunky sweaters, sweatshirts and hippy-dippy booties.
Now on the rebound, helped by successful relaunch of designer labels Givenchy and Christian Dior with new British designers.
Givenchy designer Ricardo Tisci punched up his beaded, Art Deco gowns with exposed zippers, chains and lots of leather.
One of Ms. Cosgrave's particular Oscar favorites was the ombre Givenchy couture dress that Zoe Saldana wore in 2010.
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Riccardo Tischy was his envelope-pushing shelf at Givenchy where he showed oversized striped sweaters with skirts worn over skin-tight pants.
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Fashion and leather goods sales of HNWI-beloved brands like Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and Marc Jacobs were up 24% in Asia.
The Givenchy position gave me both credibility and the funding I needed.
At Givenchy, Riccardo Tisci married the athleticism of surfers with mermaids by combining swimwear details with long, fluid shapes in pale and dusty colors.
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He studied art and art history at Swarthmore College and started his label in 2008, after working as designer Riccardo Tisci's assistant at Givenchy.
There, he apprenticed under Guy Laroche and Hubert de Givenchy, whose houses made glamorous dresses for women like Audrey Hepburn and the Duchess of Windsor.
Claire Danes looked supremely modern in asymmetrical column dress by Givenchy.
"There are little secrets that are yours to keep, " said Taffin designer James de Givenchy, who approaches each piece he makes as a complete objet d'art.
Now operating out of grand three-story premises in London, he looks years younger and 30 pounds lighter than he did in the tough years with Givenchy.
He collaborated with Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci on his latest project, "An Economy of Grace, " which will open at New York City's Sean Kelly Gallery this month.
It was founded and designed by Odile and Douglas Benjamin, part of the FJ Benjamin family who owns the Singapore franchises for Givenchy, Gap, Goyard and Celine.
Some 350 craft workshops there, employing 8, 000 people, deliver about 20m pairs of shoes a year to global fashion brands such as Chanel, Christian Dior and Givenchy.
Ricardo Tisci of Givenchy and Todd Lynn have gone one step further: They have included rosary beads, or at least jewelry resembling rosary beads, in their runway presentations.
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Florence Welch was all covered up in a fully beaded emerald green gown with monochromatic spikes on the sleeves custom made for her by Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy.
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At her company's headquarters, which sits in the same San Francisco building as Twitter and Yammer, the Givenchy-and-Balenciaga-clad Ms. Pincus described going to last year's TED conference in Long Beach, Calif.
The biggest risk takers were Zoe Saldana in a gorgeous hot off the runway Givenchy Haute Couture gown with a sheer top, and Rose Byrne in a crystal embellished Elie Saab jumpsuit.
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Zoe Saldana looked beautiful in a Givenchy dress that played with the ideas modesty and seductiveness with its high neckline and long-sleeved top and its skirt with a high slit and sheer panel.
Tiffany and Co. reported quarter sales that were up 20%, while LVHM (which owns pricey and luxurious brands like Louis Vuitton and Givenchy) reported sales growth in the first half of 2011 of 13 percent.
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Drawn primarily from the Alexander McQueen Archive in London, with some pieces from the Givenchy Archive in Paris as well as private collections, signature designs including the bumster trouser, the kimono jacket, and the Origami frock coat will be on view.
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