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We only had love and that is why it worked so well

Posted by Robin on 12 March 2018 8 Comments

He also created one of the first “celebrity fragrances,” L’Interdit (French for “forbidden”), designed initially for and later endorsed by [Audrey] Hepburn. “We never had a contract, like other designers do,” Mr. Givenchy told the Chicago Tribune in 1989. “We only had love and that is why it worked so well.”

— Hubert de Givenchy passed away this weekend at the age of 91. Read more at Hubert de Givenchy, French clothing designer who transformed Audrey Hepburn into a style legend, dies at 91 at The Washington Post, and/or see In Memoriam: Hubert de Givenchy’s Best Looks in Vogue.

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  1. Coin-op says:
    12 March 2018 at 11:49 am

    Oh! I didn’t realize. May he rest in peace.

    I was just getting interested in Givenchy. Givenchy must have been just as important as many other houses in the 60’s & on, but I don’t hear about it at all (but I am a style outsider).

    L’interdit and Le De were some of the fragrances my mom wore in the 60’s. I just ordered some vintage Le De. No idea if it smells as it did then!

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    • Robin says:
      12 March 2018 at 12:00 pm

      I didn’t realize this morning or I would have put on Eau de Givenchy.

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  2. Downtown Scott says:
    12 March 2018 at 11:54 am

    May he Rest In Peace and may we all learn from the quote, “We only had love and that is why it worked so well.”

    Here is the famous Bettina blouse:

    https://onwardcouture.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/1952-bettina-blouse.jpg

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    • Robin says:
      12 March 2018 at 12:01 pm

      Thanks for the pic, I did not know!

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    • Ede97005 says:
      12 March 2018 at 1:01 pm

      That phrase needs to be a #goal in life, period.

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  3. Coumarin says:
    12 March 2018 at 9:10 pm

    How strange. I wore (the Mythique) L’Interdit last night to bed. What a sad day.

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  4. PekeFan says:
    12 March 2018 at 10:56 pm

    Vintage Le De is one of my ride or die fragrances. Givenchy and Audrey Hepburn were iconic separately and as a team. Her wardrobe in Charade was perfection. I’d wear most of those outfits today. It’s very sad but I like to think that they are together again.

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    • PekeFan says:
      12 March 2018 at 11:02 pm

      https://www.pinterest.com/explore/charade-1963/
      https://www.pinterest.com/pin/525513850254919758

      That navy blue suit!

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