The fashions of handsome, aristocratic Hubert de Givenchy combined (lie traditions of haute couture - creative, luxurious and perfectionist - with a modern entrepreneurial sensibility. In ;i career spanning forty years lie created the most glamorous of evening dresses, developed the influential "sack" dress, pioneered the princess silhouette and fielded debonair daytime suits that have never gone out of fashion. He famously defined the sartorial image of Andrey Herburn - both on screen and off - creating the Sabrina neckline and the little black dress for Breakfast at Tiffany"s.