Philippe Venet

Philippe Venet (23 May 1929 – 22 February 2021) was a French fashion designer.[1][2]

Early life and career

Venet was born in Lyon, France. After training at the École Professionnelle des Tailors de Lyon he apprenticed at age 14 with "a local dressmaker, Pierre Court, who was authorized to reproduce Balenciaga designs."[3]

In 1951, Venet moved to Paris and worked as a cutter at Schiaparelli. While there, he met Hubert de Givenchy, following him when established his own label two years later. Venet served as head cutter at Givenchy until 1962 when he also went solo.[4] At his own brand, he "dressed the social set and 'all the Kennedy ladies,' as one reporter put it, infused conservative clothes with a youthful spirit."[3]

According to Olivier Gabet, director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, Venet" clients included arts patron Hélène David-Weill, actress Jacqueline Delubac and American society figures Mica Ertegun, Jayne Wrightsman and Marina Kellen French.[1]

Personal life

He was husband of Hubert de Givenchy.[5] According to James Taffin de Givenchy, Givenchy's nephew, "As Monsieur Hubert de Givenchy’s lifelong companion, he helped to build the house into an international force in fashion, and his many contributions remain an essential part of our DNA."[1]

Venet died at the American Hospital of Paris on 22 February 2021 at age 91.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Socha, Miles (February 24, 2021). "Couturier Philippe Venet Dies in Paris at 91".
  2. ^ "Couturier Philippe Venet Dies in Paris at 91". www.yahoo.com.
  3. ^ a b "French Couturier Philippe Venet Has Died at 91". Vogue.
  4. ^ Times, Patricia Peterson Special To the New York (22 January 1962). "Paris, Full of Questions, Awaits Openings Today". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ Ullate, Por Sara (February 25, 2021). "Fallece Philippe Venet, icónico diseñador francés, a los 91 años". Harper's BAZAAR.


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