In July 1995, he was appointed as the designer of Givenchy by Bernard Arnault, owner of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, thus becoming the first British designer to head a French haute couture house.
În iulie 1995, acesta a fost desemnat ca fiind designer al casei de modă Givenchy de Bernard Arnault, proprietar al congromeratului de bunuri de lux LVMH, devenind astfel primul designer britanic în fruntea unei case haute couture franceze.