ANDRÉ COURRÈGES A REVOLUTION

ANDRÉ COURRÈGES, A REVOLUTION

Courrèges

Cristobal Balenciaga’s fashion assistant for eleven years, André Courrèges learned the trade and technicals features.
He opened his own house in 1961, very inspired by architecture, science fiction, sport, Courrèges style combines these elements in a highly structured creation, with very studied volumes: the size of the lengths and waist placements are calculated according to a general style.

He integrates the wearing of trousers to the feminin wardrobe for the day and the evening, mini skirts and mini dresses are needed to outfits without folds or tongs, made in flawless drape dry wool , they are wearing with socks and with small flange very flat shoes, or with white leather boots with stitching marked mid-calf for a trompe l’oeil effect.

Courrèges

Courrèges

Courrèges

Details of cuts, rounded pockets, use of two-colored stripes, trapeze volumes, glasses and hats complete in a playful spirit his outfits, giving his creations a deliberately graphic vision.

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Courrèges

Courrèges

Courrèges

Courrèges

Courrèges

André Courrèges dresses a decidedly modern and active women, like Françoise Hardy, Catherine Deneuve, Brigitte Bardot, Jacky Kennedy…

Catherine Deneuve en Courrèges

Courrèges

Françoise Hardy en Courrèges

He uses new materials: vinyl, nylon, dares transparency, offers tights and knitted suits ribs 2X2 with cables, giving a futurist style free of all reference to the past .

Courrèges

Courrèges

Courrèges

He launched the concept of “Couture Future” in 1967 and creates the official clothing of the 1972 Olympic Games, he plays the card of ready-to-wear and democratizes fashion by segmenting his creations in three prices categories.
Today he influences and still inspires the creators; Marc Jacobs, Nicolas Ghesquière, Simon Gate Jacquemus …
Now the talented Coperni creative duo, Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant took over the artistic direction of the House Courreges …

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Courrèges