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" In the early '50s, it was still the time of Christian Dior's New Look. Every dress was big and important, and I thought I must do something completely different. Women needed something for daytime that was wearable. "

Hubert de Givenchy

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Thought

Time

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Hubert de Givenchy

I Am

American

" Clients become very attached to the fitter who they feel understands them. "

" I haven't really got a green thumb, but I love gardens and their architecture. "

" As time passes, we like to simplify our lives. "

Hubert de Givenchy

Time

Time Passes

" I've stopped making frocks, but not making discoveries. "

" If I had to start over, I'll do the same thing: street clothes are the future; the client can choose two or three things and combine them as she wants. "

" I love to dance, and I love to see people dance. It is good exercise. It gives you a kind of energy. "

" As a student, I was more gifted in history and geography. Things like arithmetic were not my strength. "

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" If fashion is good, it has no epoch. "

" Encouragement helps you to go one step more, become better. "

" When you are a designer, what's important is to be aware of things. Everything should lead to an idea, a line to follow, a movement. "

Hubert de Givenchy

Movement

Line

" I'd love to wear the big pant, like I see on the street, or the blouson, but I'd look ridiculous. I'm not that shape. You must respect yourself. "

" You work around a body and adapt the clothes to your own customer, and this is the interesting part. This is why the haute couture exists: because in ready-to-wear, you have not too much fitting. "

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