Hubert de Givenchy released his debut collection in 1952 and it was immediately obvious that his designs marked a departure from the norm at the time. Givenchy's 1952 collection The collection focused on separates that a woman could mix and match with her own wardrobe. While this is par for the course now, at the time it was considered a new and interesting concept. This same year, Givenchy met Audrey Hepburn and they would go on to form a lasting friendship. In 1954, Audrey wore Givenchy in the film Sabrina and the term "Sabrina neckline" was coined. Givenchy pictured with Audrey Heburn Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy to give him his full title, was mentored by Cristobal Balenciaga and the sixties and seventies were very important for the designer's development. 1961 saw Hepburn wear Givenchy in Breakfast at Tiffany's and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy was pictured wearing a Givenchy design while attending dinner with Charles de Gaulle. Givenchy cosmetics were launched in October of 1964 and 1966 saw both Edie Sedgwick and Audrey Hepburn model the designer's latest pieces. The beautiful Audrey Hepburn Issey Miyake joined the Givenchy team as assistant designer in 1968 which was the same year that The New York Times wrote that Givenchy's designs were responsible for making a woman "feel she really is Audrey Hepburn on her way to have a romantic lunch at the Ritz.” When asked by Vogue in 1980 what designer he most admired, Givenchy answered Balenciaga for his "creative genius, flair for the avant-garde and unsurpassed technique". The company was accquired by LVMH in 1988 and in 1991 the Givenchy: 40 Years of Creation” exhibit opened at Musée Galliera, Paris. “I try to do nice harmony of color and simplicity of line,” the designer said in conversation with The Toronto Star. Givenchy circa 1984 Givenchy circa 1984 Hubert de Givenchy presented his final haute couture collection in 1995 and John Galliano was named as his successor. The following year, he was honoured with the CDFA'S (Council of Fashion Designers) Lifetime award. This was the same year that Alexander McQueen began a tenuous run as creative director at Givenchy. Givenchy's final collection Nicole Kidman wore Givenchy to the Golden Globes in 1997 as did Kate Winslet to the Academy Awards in 1998. Alexander McQueen resigned from the luxury fashion house in 2000 and would later say that "working at Givenchy was the biggest mistake of his life". “I could never grasp the ‘Audrey Hepburn’ of Givenchy, because I never could see that that person really existed.” Givenchy designs circa 2000 Julien McDonald was announced as Givenchy's creative director but in 2005 Italian designer Riccardo Tisci took over. More famous faces are pictured in Givenchy, including Madonna, Christina Ricci and Sienna Miller. In 2010, Tisci eschewed the haute couture runway to hold showings by appointment. The reason for this, he told Vogue, was because his "style is about the little details. If a dress goes by with the kind of speed of my shows, you might go, ‘Oh, there’s a lace dress.’ You won’t see why it took 1,600 hours to make". A Riccardo's Tisci design Italian designer Tisci has quite a few celebrity fans