GIVENCHY Lot n° 238

A paper fan, autographed by Hubert de Givenchy, 1993, A paper fan, autographed by Hubert de Givenchy, 1993, signed in black marker pen, 24cm, 9 .5in long Provenance : The Monika Gottlieb Collection. The fan was signed by Hubert de Givenchy for the A/W haute couture show held in July 1993. It was an extremely hot day in Paris and the Salle Napoléon of the Grand Hotel did not have air conditioning. The plain fans were hurriedly acquired to ease the discomfort of his clients and placed on each seat, but M. Givenchy, always the perfectionist, personalized them with his own signature. The following year air con was installed. Provenance: Mr Arend Basile, former "bras droit" and studio director (Haute Couture) for Hubert de Givenchy.