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Andr Courrges 1968 "Space Age" collection
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Angleton (Texas), 1972/2072
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Stefanos facebook album Space Age 160/211
Angleton (Texas), 1972/2072
Ant Farm, House of the Century
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1964/1968
Andr Courrges, Space Age
Collection
Andr Courrges (born 9 March 1923 in Pau) is a
French fashion designer, known for his ultra-
modern designs.
Both Courrges and Mary Quant lay claim to the
invention of the miniskirt.
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1964/1968
Andr Courrges, Space Age
Collection
He launched his 'Space Age' collection in 1964. He
built his dresses rather than designed them. The
shapes of his clothes were geometric: squares,
trapezoids, triangles. The look included boots,
goggles, and hems three inches above the knees.
The main features of his boxy, uncluttered look
spread quickly throughout the fashion world,
especially the miniskirt, which he introduced to
France.
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1964/1968
Andr Courrges, Space Age
Collection
The materials included plastic and metal. He uses
PVC clothing in his collections. Colours were
primary: metallic, white, red, yellow... From the
perspective of publicity, the collection was an
absolute sensation. However, it is worth
remembering that fashion houses have always
made their sales mostly from mature and older
women. Skirts above knee length in bright colours
and geometric shapes made from unyielding
fabrics may look fine on a young model. They are
less ideal for the clientele of most fashion houses.
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Andr Courrges, Space Age
Collection
In 1966 he launched a new perfume, and in 1967
women began wearing his 'second-skin' all-over
tights. This idea is still in vogue today.
Courrges was influence by modern architecture,
technology, new fabrics, and modernism and
futurism in art and design. Several others trod a
similar path: Coco Chanel, who worked with and
knew many modern artists, and Mary Quant,
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whose career paralled Courrges in some ways.
Courrges was the one who pushed these ideas to
the extreme, making some really memorable
designs.
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1964/1968
Andr Courrges, Space Age
Collection
Stefanos facebook album Space Age 160/211
1964/1968
Andr Courrges, Space Age
Collection