The designer Hubert de Givenchy, one of the great names of French fashion, has died at the age of 91. <br /> One of his best known creations was the famous "little black dress" worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's.<br />Givenchy came from an aristocratic family and worked alongside the then unknown Pierre Balmain and Christian Dior after World War II.<br />He was employed by the designer Elsa Schiaparelli before leaving to found his own fashion house in 1952. <br />
