Dress
Brand
Courrèges
(French, 1961 - 1986)
Designer
André Courrèges
(1923 - 2016)
c. 1968
Wool
Gift of Rodman A. Heeren
Object number72.112.19
Courrèges began using white wool in his collections in 1962, and it became a signature of his aesthetic throughout the 1960s. White fabric gave the designer’s clothing a desirably streamlined, sculptural quality, and because it was so difficult to clean, it could also be interpreted as a sign of luxury.
DescriptionWhite wool short sleeved dress with wide round neck and cb zipper; coutureExhibitions