Futurismo

                     Andre Courreges' Eskimo shades(1965)

New technologies, new materials, innovation and alternative fabric manipulation techniques bring futuristic fashion to life.

In 1964 Andre Courreges launched the ‘space-age’ look. His success was followed by Paco Rabanne’s 1966 interpretation of the futuristic theme. Rabanne created clothing using plastic, metal and even chain mail. This extreme look caught on commercially in the form of chain link belts, heavy metal necklaces and disk like earrings. Pierre Cardin also created his version of the space age look with stylised visored helmet hats and shift dresses.

Sit back and enjoy this short video featuring space age influences in fashions of the 1960's.

Stay tuned for my next post referring to futuristic fashion designers of today.