Master and friend

Unlike Audery Hepburn, this friends did not wear any clothing made by Hubert de Givenchy, instead he taught him about the rule of design and life, and he is Cristobal Balenciga, the famous Spanish-born couturier.

Rather than calling Balenciga as a master,he would likey to call him a spiritual brother.'Never work against the fabric' was the design rule that he tuahgt Givenchy.This helped him to create his timeless elegance.The classic but never be forgotten masterpiece- the little black dress was an evidence to this rule.Besides, Givenchy learned from Balenciga's simplicity and knew that lines and forms should be the most important.Sometimes they even spent hours to discuss how to construct a single sleeve.He may be one of the most important person to Givenchy's sucess in the industry.

'All these information comes from a book called 'The Givenchy Style''