1960s-1970s André Courrèges

[Donatello89]

omg...he was the balenciaga we know today !!!! i'd love to know that brand alive...

 

[Donatello89]

found that

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[Donatello89]

and that for FW 09/10 by lacoste. Christophe Lemaire said he thought about Courrèges (and some others...) to design this collection. that pic particulary show the courrèges spirit

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[Donatello89]

i'm sorry, i found pics after pics so i have to make many posts :s. there, something that wasn't posted apparently.

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[jessicawarner444]

The middle eastern market is completely overlooked, this needs attention XX

 

[jessicawarner444]

The middle eastern market is completely overlooked, this needs attention XX

more attention! XX

 

[from: sophia]

One of my friends was wearing a stunning Courreges jacket and had no idea apparently, it was her moms. I freaking out when I saw it and she thought it was funny.

 

[perhydrol]

FASHION designer André Courrèges has died, as confirmed by his company in a statement on Friday. The news comes following his 30-year battle with Parkinson's disease.

Courrèges was renowned for his futuristic aesthetic, launching his Maison de Couture in 1961. His famous Space Age collection followed in 1964, and he retired from the fashion industry in the Nineties to devote his time to painting and sculpture. New owners and co-presidents Jacques Bungert and Frédéric Torloting bought the company in January 2011, and Sebastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant were named artistic directors of womenswear last year.

Courrèges, along with British designer Mary Quant, has often been credited with having invented the miniskirt - a staple of the Sixties style he came to represent.

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[softgrey]

wow- i had no idea he died...
he was a great designer...
he influenced so many...
a real talent who left his mark on the world...

 

[MissMagAddict]

US Vogue October 15, 1964
The Courrèges Proportion in Pants Turnouts
Photographer: Irving Penn



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[blueorchid]

Dress - Autumn/Winter 1967

This mini dress, representative work by André Courrèges, maintains a perfect balance of form and pureness. It clearly shows the trend toward body consciousness by exposure of the legs and the see-through section at the midriff.

Around 1962, mini skirt began to draw attention introduced by Mary Quant (1934–), and then they appeared in Haute Couture collection for the first time by Courrèges in 1965. The innovative emergence of the mini skirt, which created a worldwide furor, was an embodiment of the gradually increasing consciousness of the body itself, and indicated mainstream of 20th century fashion.

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[blueorchid]

Pantsuit - Autumn/Winter 1969

This pantsuit, an example of the women's pants style that André Courrèges had been producing since 1963, features subtle cutting that captures the soft lines of the body. Courrèges had introduced pants to haute couture along with Yves Saint Lauren, but unlike Saint Lauren, he had not adapted menswear styles, instead creating completely new styles for young and youthful women. In the 1960s, youth was a pivotal keyword, and fresh, clean images were highly valued. Courrèges' white spoke to people's admiration for the brand new.

André Courrèges had worked for 11 years from 1950 as a cutter for Balenciaga, who was reputed to have been the last true couturier, and made good use of the precise techniques he had learned to make constructive clothes. The rigorous approach he had inherited from Balenciaga ensured that the brand retained its reputation for quality even when it expanded.

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[blueorchid]

Sunglasses - Spring 1965



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[blueorchid]

Dress - c. 1965

White cotton blend plain-weave dress; A-line; above-knee length; stand-up collar; sleeveless; seam down center front and back; narrow "V" inserts from underarm through hip; two narrow fake flap pockets in front at hip; back zipper. Label: Courreges, Paris / 25836. Worn by Nan Kempner.

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[blueorchid]

Dress - c. 1966

This short dress was designed by André Courreges. It is made of red wool gabardine. It has an A-line, a low square-cut neck and is sleeveless. The dress shows 2 false pockets at the front. Three welt seams emphasise each constructional section: the bodice cut under the bust, and the 2 parts of the skirt. The hem of the dress is also welted to give the desired rigidity.

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[blueorchid]

Dress - Spring/Summer 1968



Vogue US | April 15, 1965 (Photographer: Richard Avedon; Model: Penelope Tree)

Organdy and cotton satin, underlay in polyamide jersey, satin stitch embroidery.

André Courrèges (b. 1923) founded his couture house in 1961 and entered fashion history in 1965 with a fundamental redefinition of the female silhouette. The 'Courrèges bombshell', as the press of the time termed it, bore no relation to the past.

The couturier put knees on show, did away with the waist, hips and bosom, and dressed legs with pants.The Courrèges woman was a return to the codes of childhood, with no qualms about combining long white socks with flat shoes. This dress, worn by the wife of painter Léon Gischia and shown on model Penelope Tree in the April 1968 Vogue USA, used mockery as its aesthetic key. As short as a child's dress, it is decorated with a trompe l'oeil two-piece swimsuit, while its opaque organdy underlay is embroidered with blue Op Art circles.

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[blueorchid]

Union de Transports Aériens Stewardess Uniform - 1973
(From Fashion In Flight: A History of Airline Uniform Design)



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[blueorchid]

André Courrèges Haute Couture & Ready-to-Wear Fall/Winter 1968/69
Photographed by: Bill Ray (for Life Magazine)





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[jeremydante]

Really wanting Courreges to have a proper revival. They are on a decent pathway now, but I would really love to see them have power again a la Schiaparelli.

 

[blueorchid]

Paris Match January 17, 1970
"Les collections présentées par Raquel Welch"
Featuring: Raquel Welch, André Courrèges, Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint Laurent





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