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He was particularly known for his streamlined 1960s designs influenced by modernism and futurism, exploiting modern technology and new fabrics. Courrèges defined the go-go boot and along with Mary Quant, is one of the designers credited with inventing the miniskirt .
- 7 January 2016 (aged 92), Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- Fashion designer
- Space-age clothes
ANDRE COURREGES - 1960s Space Era fashion designer. André Courrèges was one of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century; in the mid-1960s he changed the way women dressed, and did so almost overnight. His designs included angular mini dresses and trouser suits.
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Nov 8, 2019 · When the synthetic textiles revolution began in the 1960s, Courrèges started experimenting with specialized materials that had previously only used by the military and the aviation industry. These unusual materials were crucial to his goal of revolutionizing fashion.
Aug 8, 2023 · In the 1960s, he unveiled a series of designs that defied convention and propelled fashion into uncharted territory. Courrèges’ designs mirrored the streamlined aesthetics of space travel, featuring sleek lines, geometric shapes, and a minimalist color palette.
André Courrèges was a dress designer who first made a reputation in the Parisian fashion world of the 1960s for futuristic, youth-oriented styles. Courrèges wished to be an artist, but his father directed him into engineering, at which he was successful. In 1948 he joined the staff of the couturier.
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Jan 8, 2016 · Born in Pau, a city in southwest France, Courrèges began studying civil engineering before switching to fashion. He worked under Cristóbal Balenciaga for a decade before starting his namesake line in 1961 (with a fiscal assist from Balenciaga himself).
Jan 8, 2016 · As the founder and catalyst of the space-age fashion movement in the ’60s, Courrèges was one of fashion’s most revolutionary figures, responsible for liberating women from the strict,...
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