The designer Philippe Venet has died at the age of 92, three years after he was the great love of his life Hubert Givenchy. His passion for fashion began at an early age, when he went to work in the Pierre Court atelier in Lyon, his hometown.

At the end of the 1940s he traveled to Paris where he was hired at Elsa Schiaparelli’s workshop. It was there that he met Givenchy, who was in charge of the designer’s ready-to-wear line.

He was the replacement for Givenchy when he decided to start his solo career. But he soon joined him and supported him until in 1962 Givenchy founded the house that bears his name at 62 Rue François.

He achieved great success among American women and in 1985 he was awarded the Golden Thimble, as the best designer of the year. His name was already becoming part of the Olympus of fashion. However, in 1994, Givenchy was bought by the LVMH group and Venet decided to join his partner in his golden retirement.

After Givenchy’s death and already suffering from health problems, he did not accept any tribute, considering that his legacy was not up to the task. His death has sparked a reaction from the fashion world.

The designer Christian Lacroix defined him as “truly a gentleman, an underrated talent and a more than elegant heart.” And Lacroix have been joined Guillaume Henry, Herve Pierre The Naty Abascal among others.

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