Dress
Brand
Courrèges
(French, 1961 - 1986)
Designer
André Courrèges
(1923 - 2016)
Retailer
I. Magnin
(American, founded 1876)
1969
Vinyl
Museum purchase
Object numberP92.57.19
Space Race optimism stimulated designers to experiment with new, unconventional materials. Courrèges’s vivid red, suspender-style vinyl jumper accented with a crisp, white belt is typical of the young, futuristic look that the British fashion magazine Queen described as “outrageously outer planetary . . . a look that couldn’t have been dreamed of in pre-Sputnik days.”
DescriptionRed vinyl jumper dress with white belt and covered snaps; wide shaped straps; wide midriff band; A-line mini length skirtCollections
Exhibitions