Givenchy Catwalk

The Complete Collections

Alexandre Samson, Anders Christian Madsen

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English

Thames & Hudson Ltd
16 November 2023

Fashion & textiles: design

Series: Catwalk

The first and only comprehensive overview of Givenchy's collections, presented through catwalk photography and published in collaboration with the celebrated fashion house.

Founded by the dashing Hubert de Givenchy in 1952, the house would go on to symbolize the height of effortless elegance, as embodied by Givenchy's muse (and close friend) Audrey Hepburn. After its founder's retirement in 1995, John Galliano first took the reins of the house, before being succeeded by a young Alexander McQueen, who created his first (and only) haute couture collections for Givenchy. More recently, Italian designer Riccardo Tisci took the brand into a resolutely contemporary direction following his appointment in 2005 (dressing icons such as Beyoncé), followed by Clare Waight Keller and American designer Matthew M. Williams.

This definitive publication - the only monograph in print on the house of Givenchy - opens with a concise history of the fashion house before exploring the collections themselves, which are organized chronologically. Each new era in Givenchy's history opens with a brief overview and biography of the new designer, while individual collections are introduced by a short text unveiling their influences and highlights, illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book.

After Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Prada, Vivienne Westwood, Versace and Chloé, Givenchy is the ninth in a series of high-end, clothbound books that offer an unrivalled overview of the collections of the world's top fashion houses through original catwalk photography.

By: Alexandre Samson, Anders Christian Madsen
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 277mm, Width: 190mm,
Weight: 2.760kg
ISBN: 9780500024904
ISBN 10: 0500024901
Series: Catwalk
Pages: 632
Publication Date: 16 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alexandre Samson is a fashion historian and curator at Palais Galliera. He has curated exhibitions such as 'Margiela Galliera 1989-2009', as well as 'Back Side, Fashion from Behind' in Brussels and then the Musée Bourdelle. Anders Christian Madsen is the fashion critic at British Vogue.

Reviews for Givenchy Catwalk: The Complete Collections

'The infamous Catwalk book series, published by Thames & Hudson, are made up of the modern day fashion worshipper's holy bibles ... The Catwalk books are extraordinary in mapping out fashion trajectories lost to the pre-digital age' - SHOWStudio