Givenchy’s Haute Couture Fall – Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia

Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia 1
Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia 1

Hubert de Givenchy can be considered the first designer to design for celebrities.

Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy outfits.

Clare Waight Keller, who inherited the Givenchy brand last year after a long list of male creative directors: from Galliano, McQueen to Macdonald to Tisci, certainly deserves the title of most famous celebrity designer.

A memorial show

This synchronization, once again, is officially present in the Givenchy Couture Fall – Winter 2018 collection presented at the French National Archives (Paris) last Sunday evening.

Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia

The silver catwalk for the Givenchy Couture collection in the garden of the National Archives of Paris.

“Meeting him, and the fact that he passed away just a few months ago, makes his presence seem so big to me;

The result is a show that perfectly combines the Givenchy of the past and the present.

Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia

Photos were taken backstage at the show.

Main lines and tones of the collection

The French fashion house is still famous for connecting women with their silhouettes, and this Givenchy Couture collection focuses on a particularly flashy Hollywood aesthetic, with angular suits, clean tailoring, or through

Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia

Some designs in the Givenchy Couture Fall – Winter 2018 collection. (Photo: Jamie Stoker)

The `drama` of the outfits takes place around the shoulders of the design, in true Givenchy style.

Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia
Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia

The shoulders of each outfit receive special attention from creative director Clare Waight Keller.

Special materials

The streamlined silhouette of the dress that Duchess Meghan wore did not appear in the show, and no one was concerned about the dress.

Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia

Head accessories made from metal at Givenchy’s Couture show.

Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia

Metallic material brings modernity and youthfulness to the collection.

To create this `architectural` Givenchy Couture collection, Clare also encountered a few problems when using another special material: `It’s really difficult to get the shapes and lines with

Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia

The feathered jacket design stood out in the show.

“It makes everything feel a lot more modern.”

Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia

Audrey Hepburn’s classic black dress is modernized with a hood detail.

Men’s clothes appear

With sales revenue divided 50/50 between men’s and women’s fashion, Waight Keller decided to include men’s clothing in this Givenchy Couture collection.

Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia

Collection of outfits for men in the Givenchy Couture Fall – Winter 2018 collection.

Before coming to Givenchy, Clare Waight Keller’s career path went through the men’s design departments of Ralph Laurent, Gucci, Pringle of Scotland and most recently Chloé.

A perfect ending.

In the final minutes, Audrey Hepburn’s gentle voice rang out in the background of the song `Moon River`, the famous love song in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

The famous song `Moon River` was performed by actress Audrey Hepburn.

“He told me to be strong.

Givenchy's Haute Couture Fall - Winter 2019 collection is sublime in nostalgia

Waight Keller greeted the audience of Givenchy fashion house, closing the show perfectly.

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