David Bowie wasn’t the only icon we lost in the past few days. André Courrèges, the indelible Parisian fashion designer who helped to define the Space Age, also died late last week. Courrèges’ designs formed a huge part of what we think of as “futuristic” sixties fashion, and our ideas of what people would wear in space.
Check out some of our favorite 1960s and early 1970s Courrèges designs below.
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Just amazing! #AndreCourreges Space Cowgirls pic.twitter.com/ZDmXvhGzan
— Frédérique (@Passionissime) January 9, 2016
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#AndrèCourrèges #Vogue 1970 pic.twitter.com/guvbru6Nyp
— Rober Sones (@roberssones) July 27, 2015
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Space Age: Futuristic Fashion Designed by André Courrèges from the 1960s http://t.co/v5z7vAHLGf via @vintag_es pic.twitter.com/svzN1wvHq8
— Miranda 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@honey_firefly) July 25, 2015
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#RIP André Courrèges pic.twitter.com/FCOnHaGbhc
— Christophe Grébert 🚴♀️ (@grebert) January 8, 2016
Paris Spring and Summer showings in 1969
Andre Courreges pic.twitter.com/eWfV8hcatq— Tanja (@T__twitt) August 7, 2015
André Courrèges, 1965 #sixties #fashion pic.twitter.com/oYMmxZOJGG
— Miranda 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@honey_firefly) December 29, 2015
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