Givenchy will be opening a new store at Paragon very soon.

For the first 43 years of its existence, the house of Givenchy was a monument to conservative good taste. Even so, right out of the box, innovation was also part of the equation. Hubert de Givenchy made a mark with his debut collection in 1952: It was based on separates, which a woman could mix and match and imprint with her own personal style, rather than wear slavishly as demonstrated by the designer and that was a novel concept for the time.

Riccardo Tisci, a young Italian with a Gothic sensibility, was appointed creative director since 2005.