Maison Givenchy’s Hôtel Particulier Collection

This spring, Givenchy is expanding its emblematic Collection Particulière with three new scents. The sleek black flacons draw inspiration from the opulence of Givenchy founder Hubert de Givenchy’s Hôtel Particulier in Paris.

French Maison Givenchy launched its prestigious La Collection Particulière Collection in 2020. The collection is biographically inspired, with perfume names signifying important additions to the fashion world or symbolizing different moments in the life of the Maison’s founder Hubert de Givenchy.

The three new editions come as Eaux de Parfums Intense and form a sub-collection called Givenchy Hôtel Particulier. The new fragrances are: Foudroyant, Equivoque, and Noctambule.

Givenchy Hôtel Particulier Foudroyant

A clash of warm Amber Balm and green Cedar Leaf Essence draped in opulent Malaysian Oud, for a flamboyant Eau de Parfum.

Foudroyant opens the door to the secret apartment in the Givenchy Hôtel Particulier and scans the guests with a piercing gaze. “If looks could kill” makes perfect sense, and each glance is a tempting invitation to discover the house’s mysteries.

Top: Canada cedar leaf essence
Heart: Amber balm (Tolu balm & labdanum)
Base: Malaysian oud essence

This amber fragrance combines supreme elegance with the most intense addiction. Aromatic notes of Cedar Leaf merge with a mysterious, woody depth. Bringing warmth, Tolu Balm from Latin America is obtained by specialists who climb the trees to extract this amber elixir. Between light and darkness, this dual fragrance is wrapped in an exceptionally pure Oud Essence, extracted with great savoir-faire by Master Distillers.

Labdanum accessorizes this charismatic fragrance to create a powerfully seductive scent.

Mix & match

Add Accord Particulier de Givenchy to amplify the balmy and resinous facets of Foudroyant, for the most mysteriously elegant and intensely woody perfume.

Givenchy Hôtel Particulier Noctambule

The sacred union of Centifolia Rose from Grasse and a Papyrus Roots accord layered with Malaysian Oud, for an opulently nocturnal eau de parfum.

After the stroke of midnight, Noctambule reveals a dark and mysterious side in the Givenchy Hôtel Particulier. This night owl leads the crowd to the boudoir to keep the party going until dawn.

Top: rose Centifolia from Grasse infusion & essence
Heart: papyrus 
Base: Malaysian oud essence

This fragrance pays tribute to one of the most iconic flowers: the Centifolia Rose. Delicately hand-picked during the month of May, the petals deliver their floral signature through both Rose Essence and Rose Infusion. Beyond this elegant floral facet, the silage unveils an enigmatic scent, associating daring rose with the earthy notes of the Papyrus Roots accord. This is wrapped in the richest Malaysian Oud to reveal animalic and woody notes.

This floral-woody irreverence is dressed up with the vibrant and spicy notes of Pink Pepper and Cumin Essence.

Mix & match

Add Accord Particulier de Givenchy to reveal a more carnal floral side to Noctambule’s rose duo. The spicy and woody notes become even more faceted, for an intensely sensual scent.

Givenchy Hôtel Particulier Equivoque

Fresh Guatemalan Cardamom is combined with the depth of Assam Oud also dressed in opulent Malaysian Oud, for a complex and ambiguous eau de parfum.

Equivoque doesn’t tick any boxes or fit any molds. Sometimes complicated, sometimes paradoxical, this elusive character hides from the bustle in the private rooms of the Givenchy Hôtel Particulier.

Top: Guatemala cardamom essence
Heart: Virginian & Atlas cedar wood essences
Base: Bangladesh Assam & Malaysian oud essences

Delicately harvested by hand, Cardamom is one of the most precious spices. Its pungent essence is obtained by steam distillation of dried seeds, in a sustainable process. It is contrasted with Assam Oud in this spicy eau de parfum, whose elegantly woody and extremely ambery fragrance is harnessed through the precise savoir-faire of experienced Master Distillers.

The enigmatic Cardamom-Assam Oud accord is embellished with Malaysian Oud, Gaiac and Atlas Cedar Essences, creating a deliciously disconcerting effect.

Mix & match

Add Accord Particulier de Givenchy to take Equivoque even further. The spicy Oud is illuminated with a brighter woody note, marrying classicism with distinguished modernity.

The flacon

Givenchy’s Hôtel Particulier Collection is housed in the same rectangular flacons used for the existing perfumes in the line, but are differentiated thanks to the golden accents on the packaging. The flacons, created by Pochet du Courval, integrate 15% recycled glass and are lacquered with a black gradient effect.

A smooth black wraparound label adorns the flacon facing; the text is screenprinted in gold and the label finished with a satin varnish. A golden-colored fragrance pump is fitted to the flacon, which is topped with a magnetic cap decorated with a golden, anodized aluminium plate bearing the Maison’s logo. The plate can be personalized by replacing it with a different design – for this launch Givenchy released two new variants – granite-like textured gold or hammered gold.

Givenchy’s Hôtel Particulier Collection is available in 100 ml Eau de Parfum Intense at Givenchy Boutiques and selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Givenchy.

Givenchy Gentleman Eau de Toilette Intense

Born in Beauvais, in northern France, in 1927, Hubert James Taffin de Givenchy left his hometown for Paris at the age of 17 to take an apprenticeship at a couture house. He began at Jacques Fath while also studying drawing at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, the French National School of Fine Art. He moved to Robert Piguet in 1946 and, briefly, Lucien Lelong in 1947 before joining Elsa Schiaparelli later the same year. Quickly, he became the Artistic Director of the Schiaparelli boutique the Place Vendôme.

In 1952, Givenchy founded his namesake house on Rue Alfred de Vigny in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. For his first collection, he presented “Separates”, looks composed of elegant blouses and breezy skirts that blended architectural lines with the simplicity of the materials. This original point of view marked the resounding debut of a four-decade career at his own house. In the summer of 1953, the couturier met Audrey Hepburn, who borrowed several looks for her film Sabrina. It was the beginning of a long collaboration and profound friendship between the actress and the designer. The same year, in New York, Givenchy met his idol, Cristobal Balenciaga, with whom he became close friends.

In 1957, Audrey Hepburn lent her face to Hubert de Givenchy’s first perfume, L’Interdit, which was dedicated to her. In 1969, the designer created his men’s ready-to-wear line ‘Givenchy Gentleman’. Five yoars later, in 1974 the french designer launched its first men’s fragrance: Givenchy Gentleman.

The now iconic men’s fragrance Givenchy Gentleman received a new, modernized reinterpretation with Gentleman Givenchy in 2017, showing what this fragrance would have looked like if it had been made today.

The now iconic Gentleman Givenchy collection is now expanded with a new Eau de Toilette Intense edition, which redefines seduction with a natural elegance and crystallizes the very essence of a gentleman.

Gentleman Givenchy Intense is an aromatic-floral and woody fragrance that brings a touch of freshness and powder to the collection, and represents a balance between tenderness, sensuality and intensity.

Top: bergamot, basil, cardamom
Heart: blue iris, cypress
Base: cedar, coumarin

The composition is a contrast of delicate floral notes and powerful woods. Created by perfumers Olivier Cresp and Nathalie Lorson, Gentleman Intense is a green, aromatic and spicy notes lead to a heart of gentle blue iris, with woody and warm, resinous tones.

Gentleman Givenchy Intense is available as 60 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette Intense at selected stores worldwide. Come into the beautiful world of Givenchy.

Ariana Grande is the new face of Givenchy

It’s true. The fashion industry is constantly in a whirlwind of changes and staying relevant is quite a challenge. However, if a fashion house has undergone new creative direction and managed to gain and secure some high profiled figures as friends, then there’s no way to go but up. And that’s what Givenchy’s Clare Waight Keller did.

It is with great excitement that French Maison Givenchy reveals its new face – a strong independent woman of refreshing character and style: the multi-talented Ariana Grande.

The only woman to lead the creative reigns at Givenchy has garnered immense success since her debut- especially afterdressing the Duchess of Sussex for her wedding and for several occasions after that. Before she came on board in 2017, Riccardo Tisci was at the helm and some of his biggest muses included Beyoncé, Naomi Campbell, Madonna and Kim Kardashian, to name a few. The French fashion house has a long history of collaborating with the world’s biggest celebrities. Founder Hubert de Givenchy was responsible for many of Audrey Hepburn’s most famous looks.

Ariane Grande wearing the iconic black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the opening scene of ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’. Ariana’s signature top-tier ponytail steals the show while she wears a pearl headband in her hair.

And whilst Keller was not one to make bold risks through her visual campaigns, unlike Tisci, she officially ended that streak over the weekend as she announced the newest face of Givenchy. On Friday, the French Maison announced that Ariana Grande is the newest face to join the Givenchy family and will make her official debut with a full campaign due for the Fall season.

I am so proud to be the new face of Givenchy. It is a House I have forever admired and to now be part of that family is such an honour. I love this clothing and the confidence and joy it brings to the people wearing it. Not only is the clothing timeless and beautiful but I’m proud to work with a brand that makes people feel celebrated for who they are, and unapologetic about whatever they want to be.

Ariane Grande

The full Givenchy Fall-Winter 2019 campaign starring the pop star will be unveiled in July. We’ll keep you all updated when the Ariana Grande for Givenchy FW19 campaign officially rolls out. Stay tuned!

Come into the beautiful world of Givenchy.

 

 

 

Riccardo Tisci becomes New Chief Creative Officer of Burberry

It has just been announced that former Givenchy creative head Riccardo Tisci, 43, a graduate of Central St. Martins in London, will assume the role of Chief Creative Officer of Burberry. Tisci joins Burberry after more than a decade at the French Maison, where he succeeded creative giants like Alexander McQueen and Julien Macdonald in 2005 to take the role of Creative Director for both menswear and women’s couture.

I am delighted that Riccardo is joining Burberry. He is one of the most talented designers of our time. His designs have an elegance that is contemporary and his skill in blending streetwear with high fashion is highly relevant to today’s luxury consumer. Riccardo’s creative vision will reinforce the ambitions we have for Burberry and position the brand firmly in luxury.

Marco Gobbetti, Burberry’s chief executive

Marco Gobbetti and Riccardo Tisci – both Italians – had worked together at Givenchy, where Marco Gobbetti was the French brand’s chief executive and hired Riccardo Tisci in 2005. He was noted for changing Givenchy’s house codes with his own style and influences, giving the Parisian fashion house dark and sensual romanticism and an extended colour palette, exploring flashy colors, like baby blue, blood red, metallic hues, and floral prints. Riccardo Tisci was responsible for transforming the brand from a house defined largely by the relationship between Hubert de Givenchy, the founder, and Audrey Hepburn, his greatest muse, to a house beloved by 21st-century celebrities such as the Kardashians and a social media force.

Tisci announced his resignation from Givenchy in February 2017. After 12 years, Riccardo Tisci will officially become Burberry’s new Chief Creative Officer on 12 March 2018. Tisci joins Burberry filling Christopher Bailey’s creative duties. Mr. Tisci also seemed excited about a return to London and the challenge of tackling another major luxury brand in need of a Renaissance man.

 

 

 

 

Gentleman Givenchy Eau de Parfum

French Maison Givenchy was founded by Count Hubert de Givenchy in 1952. The house established a reputation for its unique blend of French elegance and American glamour embodied particularly in the look the look of actress Audrey Hepburn. Hubert de Givenchy created a beautiful personal wardrobe for the actress as well as creating costumes for her film roles.

The Maison’s chic fashions were favored by many celebrities n th 1960’s. With the succes of fashions, the French Maison started in 1957, Parfums Givenchy. Their first fragrance was L’Interdit, inspired by their most famous client, Audrey Hepburn and their first men’s scent, Monsieur de Givenchy fas launched in 1959.

The first Givenchy Gentleman, created by perfumer Paul Leger, was out in 1974 when its founder, Hubert de Givenchy, stoked masculine elegance with the woodsy aromatic fragrance Givenchy Gentleman. Last year the classic Givenchy Gentleman fragrance receives a completeely new, modernized reinterpretation under the name of Gentleman Givenchy, a woody, fougere, floral fragrance created by Oliver Cresp and Nathalie Lorson wich seeks to showcase how this fragrance would be if it was only made today.

Now one year after the launch of the modern version of Gentleman Givenchy comes out its new Eau de Parfum edition. Again composed by famous perfumers as Olivier Cresp and Nathalie Lorson, Gentleman Givenchy Eau de Parfum is more energetic, lively, meant to please longstanding fans of the existing Gentlemen franchise. The composition is made of patchouli, precious iris, black pepper and sweet black vanilla note. The new perfume promises to be more ‘free and a bit more audacious’, coming in a classic black design bottle with white colored logo.

British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson the face of the new Gentleman Givenchy Eau de Parfum. According to Romain Spitzer, Givenchy Parfums chief executive officer, the casting of Taylor-Johnson as the new Givenchy Gentleman reflects a  cool and sexy archetype whose masculinity doesn’t preclude sensitivity or generosity’. The press release describes him as having the ‘effortless elegance of the modern-day dandy’.

Gentleman Givenchy Eau de Parfum is availble as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.

 

 

 

 

The Museum of Lace and Fashion, Calais presents Hubert de Givenchy retrospective

From June 15 to December 31, 2017, The Museum of Lace and Fashion in Calais, France, is holding an exhibition dedicated to the work of Hubert de Givenchy, the legendary fashion designer and founder of the French Maison. Seventy outfits symbolizing his inspirations, his expertise and his significant encounters recap almost six decades of fashion design. Now 90, the designer has dressed some of the most amazing women in the last 50 years, from Audrey Hepburn to The Begum Aga Khan to Daisy Fellows.

The master of couture and dress presents an inside look to his work and inspiration.

The show will see 70 outfits from private wardrobes, the Givenchy archives and the collection of several European museums go on public display for over six months. Under the artistic direction and curation of Hubert de Givenchy himself, the exhibition will retrace the couturier’s entire career, from his first collection in 1952 to his sumptuous wedding gowns and his key encounters.

The show, which presents couture creations in sober white, gray and black display cases backed by mirrors, opens with a section dedicated to haute couture fabric samples. Essential tools in the creation of bespoke garments, the different fabrics and textiles with which Hubert de Givenchy worked hold a key place in the exhibition. In fact, exceptional textiles are something of a running theme, with the show also highlighting the work of artisans the couturier worked with for decades, such as embroiderers Lesage and Vermont, and fabric manufacturers Abraham and Beuclère.

Standout pieces include a blue and white striped organza sheath dress worn by the Duchess of Windsor, a famous ‘Bettina’ cotton blouse dating from 1952, a spectacular ball gown in Chantilly Lace  and satin, an evening ensemble in lame brocade and embroidered with gold and silver braids, metallic leaves and beads, and a cocktail dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Blake Edwards’ movie ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’.

Certain encounters proved particularly influential on the work of Hubert de Givenchy. From Jacqueline Kennedy and the Duchess of Windsor to the Countess de Borchgrave, the designer dressed some of society’s most stylish figures. Meeting his muse, Audrey Hepburn, proved particularly decisive, both for his career and for the actress’ style, which was built through their friendship. A whole section of the exhibition will explore this relationship, featuring several gowns worn by Audrey Hepburn in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ and ‘How to Steal a Million’, as well as clips from her movies.

In addition, the exhibition highlights the designer’s artistic inspirations and explores Givenchy fragrances, while also showcasing exceptional eveningwear creations and imposing wedding gowns made from lace and tulle.

Hubert de Givenchy – The Museum of Lace and Fashion, Calais, France will be opened from June 15 to December 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

Eaudemoiselle de Givenchy Eau Florale

Givenchy was founded in 1952 in France by an aristocrat Hubert de Givenchy who dreamt about creating his own fashion brand since childhood. He took internship at Christian Dior, Robert Piguet etc. His dream came true in 1952 and very soon he designed for celebrities such as Audrey Hepburn, the Guiness and the Kennedy family. Since then he belonged to the leaders in fashion and perfumes. Let’s remember Givenchy Ysatis, the Amarige and Organza collection for women, to name just a few. Most of Givenchy’s lines are full of eccentric extravagant luxurious first class pieces.

Now Maison Givenchy launches yet another special edition of the original perfume Eaudemoiselle de Givenchy from 2010. After the Eau Fraiche en Bois de Oud flankers, Eaudemoiselle de Givenchy Eau Florale emerges on the market. The new fragrance is dedicated to, and inspired by the scent of Japanese wild roses.

This refreshing and carefree composition begins with fruity and fresh juices of pear and pink grapefruit. The core of Eaudemoiselle de Givenchy Eau Florale captures aromas of wild roses and watery jasmine, wrapped in a base of blond woods and musk. An essence for the demanding ones.

Top notes: Pear, Pink grapefruit
Heart: Jasmine, Japanese wild rose
Base: Musk, Wood

Givenchy Eaudemoiselle de Givenchy Eau Florale showers you with careless emotions. Enjoy its pink intoxication with white flowers veiled in a citrus robe and jasmine. Succumb to its essential composition which deepens and captures your wildness, freedom, and new, unconventional style. Be yourself and always a step ahead.

 

Givenchy Eaudemoiselle de Givenchy Eau Florale comes in an inconspicuous flacon whose colors just overflow with pink flowers which you can put on yourself every day. Succumb to its freshness which will make you feel just great.

Eaudemoiselle de Givenchy Eau Florale is available as 50ml Eau de Toilette.