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André Courrèges ( French: [andʁe kuʁɛʒ]; 9 March 1923 – 7 January 2016) was a French fashion designer. 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 ...
Jan 8, 2016 · André Courrèges, the French couturier and industry legend, passed away yesterday at the age of 92 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. As the founder and catalyst of the space-age ...
Jan 8, 2016 · Photo: Bert Stern/Getty Images. Fashion designers tend to find their greatest inspiration in eras past, but André Courrèges had his feet firmly planted towards the future. The designer, who passed away yesterday at age 92 after battling Parkinson’s disease, preferred to bypass the archives and put his energy into innovative space-inspired ...
Jun 15, 2024 · André Courrèges (born March 9, 1923, Pau, France—died January 7, 2016, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) 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.
Jan 9, 2016 · André Courrèges was born on March 9, 1923, in the city of Pau, in the French Pyrenees. His father was a butler, who disapproved of André’s desire to go to art school and wanted him to be an ...
Jan 8, 2016 · André Courrèges’s Designs in Vogue. January 8, 2016. Save. Save. Photographed by Irving Penn, Vogue, November 15, 1964. 1/8. Astrid Hereen in André Courrèges. Photographed by ...
Feb 16, 2016 · André Courrèges was “a visionary designer who foresaw the 21st century and believed in progress,” Bungert and Torloting said in a statement after his death. “That is what makes Courrèges ...
