Count Hubert de Givenchy was a French fashion designer born in 1927 who founded his namesake fashion house, House of Givenchy, in 1952 in Paris. He was inspired by Cristobal Balenciaga and is known for creating the balloon coat, baby doll dress, and dressing Audrey Hepburn in many of her iconic film roles in the 1950s. Givenchy had early experience working with designers Jacques Fath, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Pierre Balmain before founding his own fashion label focused on luxury details.