Underpinned by gallantry and grace, gentlemanliness is an aura activated by instinct and individuality. In its ongoing discoveries of contemporary elegance, the Givenchy Studio Prêt-à-Porter Homme stages a study of the new gentleman inspired by the character of Hubert de Givenchy.
Presented in the salons of 3, Avenue George V – where the founder created his collections – the Fall Winter 2024 men’s proposal explores the duality of his public and personal wardrobes: a sartorial formality energized by an inimitable off-duty sense for nonchalance, flamboyance and seduction. Conveyed through a present-day lens, it reflects a wardrobe rooted in the virtues of dressing yet irresistibly invigorated by the shock of the new.
The blouse blanche worn by Hubert de Givenchy in his studio is re-contextualized as an elegant workwear staple in sleeved and sleeveless form. The dressmaker’s uniform heralds a series of suits and coats engineered in the haute couture ateliers incised with armholes under the sleeves as a nod to his personal penchant for capes. They are rendered in the refractions of sapphire that pervade the collection, a color scale so beloved by the founder he viewed it as an alternative to black. Tailoring in the neat silhouette of Parisian playboys morphs into the magnified volumes of trousers, framed by the audacious cuts and textures of outerwear informed by of punk and glam expressions.
