The accompanying deep royal blue Banarasi brocade jacket adds an exquisite layer
Too formal for casual chic
Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at FIT in New York City, told the Daily Beast: I think one of the most important things about Givenchy is that he was one of a small group of designers who re-established Paris as a capital of fashion after World War Two. Christian Dior was its leader, said Steele, and then there were also designers like Balenciaga, Fath and Givenchy, who became known for designs that combined a French fashionability and femininity using all the resources of the craftspeople of Paris who used everything to make fashion an art object. The labels website proudly proclaims that Givenchys separates elegant blouses and light skirts blending architectural lines and simplicitymet with enormous success in light of the more constricted looks of the day. In 1969 Givenchy launched a mens label
Black is a classic, elegant choice for evening celebrations
As the name suggests, the design of these shoes is specified in the shape of a horse bit
The voluminous satin skirt, cinched at the waist with a chic bow, adds a touch of timeless sophistication