- Actress Audrey Hepburn was his muse. He dressed her for the films Sabrina (1954), Funny Face (1957), Love in the Afternoon (1957), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Paris When It Sizzles (1964), How to Steal a Million (1966), Charade (1963), and Love Among Thieves (1987).
- The haute couture maison he founded in 1952 was sold to LVMH in 1988 but he retired only in 1995. His long time companion is Philippe Venet.
- Born on exactly the same date as Erma Bombeck.
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