COURRÈGES André (Designer)

A former civil engineer, André Courrèges placed the meticulous cut of fashion he had practiced in Balenciaga's atelier in the 1950s in the service of the 1960s idealism of youth and the future. Along with Pierre Cardin and Paco Rabanne, Courrèges led the cult of visionary fashion design in Paris. It was a movement that cut away superfluous material, banned decoration and established geometry and new materials for fashion. "I think the women of the future, morphologically speaking, will have a young body", said Courrèges at the time. His miniskirts were stiff and square and advocated a minimum of body coverage, enjoying those "young" bodies that became visible in the 1960s. His most characteristic symbol, often covering his dresses and bare body parts, was the youthful daisy. Unisex was another Courrèges theme. He predicted that womenswear would become at least as practical as menswear. 

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