In this file photo taken on July 3, 1995, French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy poses at the office of his fashion house in Paris. (AFP / GERARD FOUET)
Paris: Hubert de Givenchy, the aristocratic French fashion designer famous for the "little black dress" and styling Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy, has died aged 91, his partner said Monday.
Givenchy set the template for ladylike chic in the 1950s and 1960s, dressing everyone from Princess Grace of Monaco to Jane Fonda.
His longtime partner, the former haute couture designer Philippe Venet, announced his death through the Givenchy fashion house, saying he had died in his sleep on Saturday.
"It is with huge sadness that we inform you that Hubert Taffin de Givenchy has died," it said in a statement to AFP.