![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Courrèges, a former civil engineer, unveiled his space-age look in 1964, his astronaut-like models attired in helmets, opaque sunglasses and silver trousers. Cardin had fully embraced a futuristic aesthetic, developing a synthetic fabric called Cardine. She was rejected by the Paris fashion establishment, just as Cardin had been expelled by the city's Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture for launching a ready-to-wear line. Quant was ahead of the curve in her espousal of plastics – a material synonymous with space-age chic – creating an Op Art-inspired, white-and-silver rainwear collection called Wet for the company Alligator in 1965. Silver, a colour associated with space travel, was very popular then, as design historian Bevis Hillier pointed out in his book, The Century of Style, citing as examples the silver façades on the Ted Lapidus boutique on Bond Street and The Chelsea Drugstore on the King's Road. "There was an enormous, romantic interest in space, engendered by sci-fi movies and TV series like Star Trek," says Rayner. ![]() Short skirts had already been worn by 1950s sci-fi characters who, along with the 1960s space race, were a major inspiration on 1960s fashion. Quant was among the first designers to create miniskirts. 2.8K views 2 years ago AACHEN Hey Vintage Lovers Mein Name ist Felicia Kufferath und ich erkläre euch in diesem kurzen Video, was das Space Age Design besonders macht und an welchen 3. – The women behind the legendary Christian DiorĪ Quant retrospective at London's Victoria & Albert Museum, also in 2019, showcased her designs for the Bazaar boutique, plus sketches, catwalk footage and cosmetics, the packaging stamped with her iconic, stylised black-and-white daisy motif. ![]() – Why the super-rich love understated dressing – Dame Mary Quant: Fashion designer dies at 93 Space Age Design Furniture Suite Egg Chair 3D Model available on Turbo Squid, the worlds leading provider of digital 3D models for visualization, films. "The old social order and British Empire were crumbling. "This group emerged from the war as very young and rebellious," says Geoffrey Rayner, co-author with Richard Chamberlain of the book Conran/Quant: Swinging London: A Lifestyle Revolution (ACC Art Books), which accompanied an exhibition at London's Fashion and Textile Museum in 2019. Another important figure was Conran's close friend Eduardo Paolozzi, a co-founder of the Independent Group, a precursor to Britain's Pop art movement. But what sparked this forward-looking, post-war mood in fashion? And who were the bohemian, so-called "Chelsea Set"? Its members included Quant, who opened her first boutique Bazaar on the King's Road in 1955, and Terence Conran, whose first Habitat store opened in 1964. The silver space-age tunics of Pierre Cardin, the chainmail dresses of Paco Rabanne, the ultra-short minis of Mary Quant – these are all familiar tropes of 1960s style. ![]()
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