Spotlight: The Revolving Doors of Givenchy.

Mr. Hubert James Givenchy


Givenchy with his muse and friend, Audrey Hepburn


Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy founded the fashion house in 1952. The French aristocrat and fashion designer is famous for having designed much of the personal and professional wardrobe of Audrey Hepburn, as well as clothing for clients such as Jacqueline Kennedy.


John Galliano's design Givenchy


Alexander McQueen for Givenchy Haute Couture.

Givenchy has survived the test of time along with Christian Dior, Balanciaga, and Chanel, but no other fashion house had had as much controversy or has employed as many designers who now have their own high end, ready-to-wear lines. Designers like John Galliano who designed for two years, Alexander McQueen for five, Julien McDonald for four, and Ozwald Boateng (for the menswear), ended his rein after four years of sending collections down the runway for Givenchy.


Julien McDonald's Givenchy piece


Ozwald Boateng does Givenchy Menswear some justice.

As of today, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy owns Givenchy and Riccardo Tisci is the chief designer of womens-wear and menswear. We do hope that this institution of fashion history has found a perfect match with Tisci and will continue to be one of the best.

Riccardo Tisci is now married to the fashion house.

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8:8:08: McQ

Designing uniforms for an Olympic team means you have to follow the rules, and the athletes have to wear the colors from their national flag. Being inspired by the Olympics, you're free to do what you want. This is clearly visible by the pieces McQueen has for his McQ collection Spring '08.

The Olympics were the designer's theme for his secondary line, now in its fourth season. Some stand out pieces were a sporty green parka, racing stripes top, red "warm-up" shirt jacket, a Grecian draped dress, plus a dress with colored plastic rings (the Olympic symbol) inserted between curving seams.



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Alexander the Great.

Mr. McQueen never ceases to amaze us. His new flagship store on Melrose Ave takes us into his fantasy world again, and one of his usual partners in crime helped created it.

William Russell and Alexander McQueen have a history together because of the original three flagship stores in London, Milan and New York.


The Los Angeles store is unique because of one big thing, "Angel of the Americas." It is a large sculpture suspended through the skylight of the store. Designed by Robert Bryce Muir, this 9-foot anatomically correct male sculpture is made from pure stainless steel and can be seen from the outside as well as the inside of the store. Drive-by art on Melrose Ave, that's a treat!

Work it out...

Athletes today want to be fashionable without having to look completely athletic while doing their sports activities.
Nike started off as a maker of athletic shoes in the 1960s and then branched out into shoes and clothes for athletes and those who wanted to dress like athletes.

In the last few years, with a number of collaborations, we have seen many sports brands create new product lines with fashion designers. Everyone wants to be seen as trendy or having an “edgy” look, so active sports leading brands are reaching out to established designers.

Now that everyone is running after collector's items or limited edition activewear, fashion/sport marriages are turning these opportunities into new brands for a specific customer.

Stella McCartney for Addidas.





Alexander Mcqueen for Puma




Yohji Yamamoto for Adidas