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Fashion Icon Hubert de Givenchy Dies Aged 91

Frenchman famous for styling Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy.

Hubert de Givenchy, the French fashion designer famous for the “little black dress” and styling Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy, has died at age 91. Givenchy’s partner and fellow designer Philippe Venet confirmed the news to the Associated Free Press on Monday, saying: “It is with huge sadness that we inform you that Hubert Taffin de Givenchy has died,” and added that he died in his sleep on Saturday. Givenchy’s most famous creation was the iconic black dress Audrey Hepburn wore in the opening scene of 1961’s Breakfast at Tiffanys. Hepburn previously said of the designer: “It was... an enormous help to know that I looked the part... Then the rest wasn’t so tough anymore. Givenchy’s lovely, simple clothes [gave me] the feeling of being whoever I played.”