Chapter 18 Givenchy and mother

Hubert Givenchy is not only the provider of various dresses for mothers over the years, but also the classic image of a modern good man. "If you want to be a gentleman, you must first be a gentle man." My mother always taught us this way, and this sentence can't be more suitable to describe Hubert.The two of them together created a fresh and refined image of the mother, creating an aesthetic taste of Audrey Hepburn.She sees his clothes as beautiful vases that enhance the beauty of ordinary flowers in the field; he sees his clothes as ordinary vases that stand out against the natural beauty of the flowers .As a result of the cooperation between the two of them, the mother was always regarded as the most elegant and tasteful woman in the world.In fact, elegance stems from the inner values ​​of both of them, which is not deliberately created, but the natural expression of humility.

Hubert often joked that his mother could exude elegance even in a potato sack.Yet it was this witty guy who designed that classic black dress for his mother.It is simply a magnifying glass for the soul. It looks like a conservative gift wrapping material, but it can perfectly show the quality of the mother's heart-the nobleness in the ordinary.When the mother appeared in front of the world in this dress, men, women and children fell in love with this image.Whether it is a middle-aged woman or a young girl, they all want to have such a skirt. My mother always believed that every woman should find a dressing style that suits her best. On the basis of this style, she should decorate according to fashion trends and seasonal changes, instead of being a fashion slave and constantly imitating a certain style. look like a star.She always admonished us to wear plain and casual clothes instead of being fancy.Her dressing philosophy is: "It is much better to wear a casual jacket to some formal occasions than to wear formal clothes to some informal occasions."

Mother's fashion philosophy is very similar to those of old-school gentlemen.In life, we often see a gentleman who loves a certain style of clothing for decades, but rarely sees a woman doing so.According to this principle, the mother chooses the most suitable clothes for various occasions.When making movies, my mother did the same. When researching characters, she would always consider what clothes should be worn most in such a scene, instead of simply wearing the costumes provided by the staff. But after working with Hubert, the mother no longer has to worry about her clothes.For mothers, the most important thing about clothing is not the style, but the texture.There is a Cuban proverb: "Cheap things tend to cost you more money, while expensive things tend to save you money." Although cheap things save you at first, their service life is often not as long as More expensive things, of course, expensive things must be because of their good quality. In reality, there are too many things that are expensive but of average quality.

Shoes are also very important to mothers. Compared with clothes, the quality of shoe materials is more important.My mother always said that the shoes should be half a size larger than the feet, plus the comfortable material, to be considered a good pair of shoes, because wearing too small shoes for a long time will cause damage to the feet.Salvittore Ferragamo was the most famous shoe designer of his time and a good friend of his mother.In his autobiography, he once wrote how painful it was to see a pair of feet squeezed into a pair of shoes that did not fit in order to meet the so-called fashion.This may be the reason why he can become the greatest shoe designer of all time.His motivation for designing shoes is very simple, just to make the wearer more comfortable.Some philosophies from the East believe that the feet are the place where the spirit and soul are stored. If this is the case, what an interesting job it would be to design shoes.

"The simpler the better", this is the essence of the mother's dressing philosophy.Hubert always remembers his first date with his mother.He got a call in the studio saying that Miss Hepburn was in Paris and wanted to meet with him to discuss working together on the next film.The date was quickly settled, and Hubert later said that he was always nervous because he always thought that he was going to date, and possibly even collaborate with, the famous Katharine Hepburn.When Hubert opened the door, he found that standing in front of him was a little girl wearing a Venetian gondolier coat with a mischievous smile on her face. It turned out that it was not Katharine Hepburn. Hubert was full of surprise and couldn't help but Laughed.Hubert told us later that he always remembered the chemistry of that moment, and has been designing clothes for his mother with his head, not his eyes, ever since.

The word style is used a lot now. For mothers, style means an extension of inner beauty, which comes from the love of life, respect for others, and hope for human beings.If the style is refined and pure, it is because she believes in the power of simplicity.If the style is timeless, it's because she believes in the power of quality.To this day, my mother is still an idol followed by many trends, because she found the image that suits her best and persisted throughout her life.She has never been a trend follower, and she never changes all her clothes every season.She also likes fashion, but only as an addition to her style.

"Take care of your clothes," my mother always said, "because it will affect the first impression you make on others." So she never wore exaggerated and conspicuous clothes to events.My mother never saw herself as a special, different star, so she always kept a low profile, worked hard, and had fun doing it.Her style is an extension of her principles.A mother is respected not because of her looks or her style, but once you get to know her, you are overwhelmed by her wit, candor and 100% sincerity.