Givenchy is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture clothing, accessories and parfums Givenchy, perfumes and cosmetics. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer hubert de Givenchy and is a member of chambre syndicale de la haute couture et du pret-a-porter. It is owned by luxury conglomerate lvmh. From 2 may 2017 until 10 april 2020, its artistic director was clare waight keller, the first woman to hold that position. On 15 june 2020, Givenchy announced that matthew m. Williams, of 1017 ALYX 9SM would succeed clare waight keller as the creative director of the house. In 1952, hubert de Givenchy founded his own luxury house and launched a new collection les séparables with some floaty skirts and puffy blouses made from raw cotton. Givenchy achieved critical acclaim with vogue magazine praising his wonderful first collection 14. How to use suggest spritz onto pulse points.