Former Alexander McQueen protege’s show a major fashion moment as it is first by a new female creative director
The obvious place to start at Givenchy would be with Audrey Hepburn, but Sarah Burton is a more subtle designer than that.
Instead of rewatching Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Alexander McQueen’s protege-turned-successor studied old photographs of Hubert de Givenchy’s first ever show in 1952. She was struck by the minimalism of “stripped back, not fussy” clothes, she told Vogue before the show. “It is quite clean, quite pure, obviously postwar,” she said.
Continue reading… Former Alexander McQueen protege’s show a major fashion moment as it is first by a new female creative directorThe obvious place to start at Givenchy would be with Audrey Hepburn, but Sarah Burton is a more subtle designer than that.Instead of rewatching Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Alexander McQueen’s protege-turned-successor studied old photographs of Hubert de Givenchy’s first ever show in 1952. She was struck by the minimalism of “stripped back, not fussy” clothes, she told Vogue before the show. “It is quite clean, quite pure, obviously postwar,” she said. Continue reading… Givenchy, Paris fashion week, Sarah Burton, France, Europe, Fashion, Fashion weeks, Life and style, World news
