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.

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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.

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