McQueen Remembered

Designer Alexander McQueen's funeral took place in London last Thursday. Those in attendance were his close family and friends - which included Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Daphne Guinness and Sam Taylor-Wood. A spokesperson confirmed that there will be a memorial service this year for McQueen's many other friends and supporters; however, the details will be decided and released at a later date.

But the show must go on: The brand spokesperson also noted that the focus for the team is on the future of the label and on the Alexander McQueen show, set to take place in Paris on March 9. McQueen, who was known for his more than life deigns committed suicided at the eve of New York Fashion Week, will be missed by many.

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

Suzanna

Au Revoir Monsieur de Givenchy

Sad news has struck the wonderful world of Fashion. We're mourning the death of a high-end fashion patriarch who has succumb to cancer.

PARIS - Jean-Claude de Givenchy, once head of Givenchy’s couture and fragrance businesses, died on May 18 in Cannes, France, of cancer. He was 84.

De Givenchy was born in 1925 in Beauvais, France. He began working with his brother Hubert de Givenchy soon after the Givenchy fashion house was opened in 1952.

A former Air France executive in the U.S., Jean-Claude de Givenchy returned to France, where he was charged with running Givenchy’s haute couture business and its fragrance activities, which were started in 1957. Among the brand’s notable scents from that period were Le De, L’Interdit (which was created for Audrey Hepburn), Eau de Vetyver and Givenchy Gentleman.

Jean-Claude de Givenchy left Parfums Givenchy after it was sold to Veuve Cliquot in 1981. Givenchy’s fragrance and fashion businesses are now part of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.

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He may be gone in flesh, but he'll forever be here in couture!

"Fashion Is Foremost Inspiration"

- Suzanna