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Article: Streatham style comes to Avenue George V. Marion Hume on John Galliano's ascension
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 14, 1995
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At 3pm sharp on Tuesday, hundreds of faxes were simultaneously
transmitted worldwide by France Telecom. They carried the
announcement that John Galliano, the 35-year-old son of a Streatham
plumber, was to succeed Hubert de Givenchy, 68, as the new designer
at the haute couture House of Givenchy.
The announcement had been eagerly awaited. The identity of
Givenchy's successor had been hotly debated until just after
Givenchy's last haute couture show on Tuesday morning, marking the
end of his 43 years as a designer. The rapturously received finale
to a distinguished career ended with Hubert de Givenchy leading his
teary-eyed workforce on to the catwalk to a thunderous ovation.
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