Evening dress
André Courrèges
1965 · cotton · Costume Institute
The paradox of the couture of the 1960s was its Utopian dream, tempered by the Space Age, and its thorough reliance on traditional techniques. Thus, Courrèges evokes with sequins a futuristic suit of mail disposed between medieval history and speculation on clothing for the future. When ready-to-wear fashion imitated the effects of such couture, suppleness was often sacrificed, as was the Utopian vision of a clothing at once opulent and optimistic.
- Artist
- André Courrèges
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- cotton
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Costume Institute
- Credit line
- Gift of Jane Holzer, 1974
