A Visit to Givenchy

If you've never heard of the French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, Google him and you'll see that he's a pretty big deal. And not to mention extremely gifted. Then, if you're still not convinced, book a flight to Madrid and visit his exhibition at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.

Givenchy is pretty much a legend when it comes to his designs and even the crowd he hangs with: his muses, and also good friends include(d) the most iconic women of the 20th century such as Jacqueline Kennedy, Wallis Simpson, Caroline of Monaco and the ever-so-perfect Audrey Hepburn. So when we heard that Givenchy himself created this exhibit (in fact, the first fashion exhibit for the museum), we knew we had to go.

The exhibition displayed Givenchy's designs of beautiful coats and excuisite dresses that span over nearly half a century (from when he began his career in 1952 to his retirement in 1995). Some of the pieces have never even been publicly shown until now. We even got to see some of his original sketches framed on the wall!

I could do that...never.

We got to see the actual dresses worn by Audrey Hepburn in her various movies such as Sabrina, Funny Face and Breakfast at Tiffany's.

See the dress in the back?!

Yes that's the one! Looks familiar, right?

Worn by Jackie Kennedy

Givenchy was also the one who popularized the famous "little black dress," so his collection of black pieces was stunning, of course.

His creations are also known to be based off paintings from artists such as John Singer Sargent and Georgia O'Keefe. You can definetley see this influence in his use of colors and patterns.

So after the exhibit, like any girl would do, we went shopping. Sadly, no Givenchy for me. But I'm going to start saving up so that one day I can buy the $2 million Breakfast at Tiffany's dress.