verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message perfums givenchy french pronunciation pa f iv i is a french brand of perfumes and cosmetics known for classic fragrances such as amarige organza pi and givenchy iii . history edit givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer hubert de givenchy who retired in 1995 . known first for his haute couture work monsieur de givenchy founded les parfums givenchy in 1957 . in 1958 hubert de givenchy asked his friend audrey hepburn to be the face of his parfume l interdit . he created a revolution in using for the first time a movie star on an advertising campaign . monsieur givenchy and l eau de vetiver were launched in 1959 followed by the launch of the female fragrance givenchy iii with the slogan who knows why one is reminded of a particular woman and not another one givenchy iii gives memories to men . 1 the success of parfums givenchy meant that stock of fragrances at stores were always low hence the construction of a factory in beauvais . 2 les parfums givenchy were associated with a purported meeting of hubert de givenchy and audrey hepburn . this was supposed to represent the givenchy style in which french elegance meets american glamour in a combination of sophistication and modernity . other famous patrons include the guinness grimaldi and kennedy families who famously wore givenchy clothes to the funeral of john f. kennedy . hubert de givenchy created the 4g logo for the brand and a cosmetic line launched in the united states . references edit french structure syntaxique des textes publicitaires nicole bachala alain bentolila vera carvalho universit ren descartes paris . pers e revues scientifiques french givenchy le luxe made in oise le parisien 28 janvier 2011 external links edit parfumsgivenchy.com fragrances english parfumsgivenchy.com make up cosmetics english parfumsgivenchy.com skincare skincare english givenchy.com english . v t e parfums givenchy pour femme l interdit 1957 le de 1957 givenchy iii 1970 eau de givenchy 1980 ysatis 1984 amarige 1991 organza 1996 hot couture 2000 my couture 2002 very irr sistible 2003 pour homme monsieur de givenchy 1959 vetyver 1959 givenchy gentleman 1974 xeryus 1986 insens 1993 pi 1999 givenchy pour homme 2002 v t e lvmh board of directors albert fr re antoine arnault bernadette chirac bernard arnault charles powell charles de croisset delphine arnault diego della valle felix rohatyn gilles hennessy hubert v drine yves thibault de silguy fashion and leather goods berluti c line donna karan international eluxury emilio pucci fendi givenchy kenzo loewe louis vuitton marc jacobs stefanobi thomas pink perfumes and cosmetics acqua di parma benefit cosmetics fresh guerlain kenzo parfums labrosse et dupont make up for ever parfums christian dior parfums givenchy perfumes loewe retailing le bon march dfs galleria la samaritaine sephora miami cruiseline starboard cruise services watches and jewellery bulgari chaumet dior watches fred joaillier hublot tag heuer zenith wines and spirits 10 cane rum ardbeg distillery belvedere cape mentelle vineyards dom p rignon domaine chandon california ch teau d yquem cloudy bay vineyards hennessy champagne krug champagne mercier mo t et chandon newton vineyard ruinart veuve clicquot glenmorangie 66 % wenjun other connaissance des arts investir les chos radio classique royal van lent retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title parfums givenchy & oldid 655264890 categories lvmh brandsperfumesperfume housesfrench brandscompanies established in 1952hidden categories articles with french language external linksarticles needing additional references from june 2014all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 6 april 2015 at 23 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view