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Courreges

Jul 29, 2010 | by admin | Label Resource | Labels

Andre Courreges (1923 – 2016) was trained as a civil engineer, but he chose a career in fashion. He worked throughout the 1950s as a fitter at the House of Balenciaga. He left in 1961 to form his own business. His first collections showed traces of the Balenciaga influence, but he soon began working in a new direction.

In 1964 Courreges showed the first of his “space age” inspired collections. He was the first in Paris to show the mini skirt and tunics over trousers. His work was wildly popular, and thus, widely copied. In disgust at the cheap copies of his work that were available world-wide, Courreges suddenly sold his business near the end of 1965.

Two years later, he had reopened, and along with his couture, he introduced two ready-to-wear lines: Couture Future and Hyperbole. In 1973 he began a menswear line.

Though associated most closely with the 1960s, Courreges continued to operate through the 1970s and 1980s. In the early 1990s, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac was signed to design the Courreges ready-to-wear lines. The business is still in operation.

Written by fuzzylizzie


c. 1967  - Courtesy of kickshawproductions
c. 1967
Courtesy of kickshawproductions
from a late 1960s pair of leather gloves  - Courtesy of pinky-a-gogo
from a late 1960s pair of leather gloves
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from a 1960s mini dress - Courtesy of northstarvintage
from a 1960s mini dress
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from a 1960s couture dress  - Courtesy of claireshaeffer
from a 1960s couture dress
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from a 1960s dress  - Courtesy of claireshaeffer
from a 1960s dress
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from an early 1970s dress  - Courtesy of claireshaeffer
from an early 1970s dress
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from an early 1970s tee shirt dress  - Courtesy of kevinjohnnyc
from an early 1970s tee shirt dress
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from a 1970s pantsuit - Courtesy of Ryerson University Fashion Research Collection
from a 1970s pantsuit
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from a 1970s jumper  - Courtesy of coutureallurevintage.com
from a 1970s jumper
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from a pair of 1970s bell bottom pants  - Courtesy of themerchantsofvintage
from a pair of 1970s bell bottom pants
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from a late 1970s skirt  - Courtesy of fuzzylizzie.com
from a late 1970s skirt
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from a late 1970s/early 1980s skirt - Courtesy of claireshaeffer
from a late 1970s/early 1980s skirt
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from a 1980s dress  - Courtesy of fuzzylizzie.com
from a 1980s dress
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from a 1982 dress  - Courtesy of delabelle
from a 1982 dress
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from a 1980s coat - Courtesy of chexmov
from a 1980s coat
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