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Givenchy
Ever since the days when couture was considered a refined, white-coated craftsmanship, Hubert de Givenchy has been recognized as one of the world's most revered fashion designers—with a client roster that reads like a 'who's who' of the best-dressed women of all time. Givenchy's fragrances, cosmetics, and advanced skincare are as precious as couture—with seemingly personalized formulas that are modern in innovation and high in performance. They're a blend of French-style elegance with American-style spontaneity, plus a touch of something very chic, very irresistible, and very Givenchy.
In 1957, legendary French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy introduced L'Interdit, working with and dedicating his first signature fragrance to his friend and muse, the captivating Audrey Hepburn. This set the benchmark for the incomparable Parfums Givenchy fragrances that would follow. Each of these scents uniquely captures the hallmarks of quality, elegance and innovative style that define the House of Givenchy.
Today, from its headquarters in Paris, Parfums Givenchy guides the strategic expansion and modernization of the prestigious brand worldwide.
Prestige fragrances for women in the undeniably distinct Givenchy line include Very Irresistible Givenchy, Amarige, Amarige D'amour, Organza, Indecence, Organza First Light, Ysatis, and L'Interdit. The Parfums Givenchy fragrance lineup for men includes Givenchy Pour Homme and classics such as Pi, Pi Fraiche, Xeryus, Xeryus Rouge, Givenchy Gentleman, and Monsieur de Givenchy. The Tartine et Chocolat collection for children includes; Ptisenbon, a fragrance and bath collection “For softly-scented babies and toddlers,” and Gransenbon, “The fragrance of a young girl's fancy.”
Skin care first became a part of Parfums Givenchy beauty in 1989. Building on its success in the prestige fragrance market, it launched Swisscare pour Givenchy, a couture treatment line that utilizes the advanced research conducted in LVMH laboratories. Parfums Givenchy beauty continues with its newest line of colour cosmetics that premiered in November 2003 in Japan. The new makeup campaign features the face of Parfums Givenchy, actress Liv Tyler.
The May Department Stores Company, one of the nation's leading retailers, operates more than 440 department stores under the names Lord & Taylor, Famous-Barr, Filene's, Foley's, Hecht's, Kaufmann's, L.S. Ayres, Meier & Frank, Robinsons-May, Strawbridge's and The Jones Store.
