Givenchy, Hubert de. (1927–2018). "Giselle" - Important Archive of Costume Designs for the 1997 Bolshoi Production .
Collection of 119 original drawings by Hubert de Givenchy being costume designs for the 1997 Bolshoi Ballet production of Giselle, together with 2 original costumes from the production and supporting documents. Provenance: Gifted by the designer to Valérie Golovitser, who represented the Bolshoi in New York and was liason for the designer in Russia. Their connections are further recorded in the biography of the designer Hubert de Givenchy: Entre Vies et Legendes, by Jean-Noël Liaut, p. 288. Most measuring approximately 8 x 11.5 inches (20.3 x 29.3 cm) and generally in very fine condition.
The French aristocrat and fashion designer founded The House of Givenchy in 1952 and is celebrated in particular for having designed much of the personal and professional wardrobe of Audrey Hepburn, as well as clothing for clients such as Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1970.
Vladimir Vasiliev (born 1940) staged Giselle for the Bolshoi Ballet, with designs by Hubert de Givenchy. In due course, this became one of two productions used by the Bolshoi.
Givenchy, Hubert de. (1927–2018). "Giselle" - Important Archive of Costume Designs for the 1997 Bolshoi Production .
Collection of 119 original drawings by Hubert de Givenchy being costume designs for the 1997 Bolshoi Ballet production of Giselle, together with 2 original costumes from the production and supporting documents. Provenance: Gifted by the designer to Valérie Golovitser, who represented the Bolshoi in New York and was liason for the designer in Russia. Their connections are further recorded in the biography of the designer Hubert de Givenchy: Entre Vies et Legendes, by Jean-Noël Liaut, p. 288. Most measuring approximately 8 x 11.5 inches (20.3 x 29.3 cm) and generally in very fine condition.
The French aristocrat and fashion designer founded The House of Givenchy in 1952 and is celebrated in particular for having designed much of the personal and professional wardrobe of Audrey Hepburn, as well as clothing for clients such as Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1970.
Vladimir Vasiliev (born 1940) staged Giselle for the Bolshoi Ballet, with designs by Hubert de Givenchy. In due course, this became one of two productions used by the Bolshoi.