Rabanne dressed Hardy, as well, plus Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, and Elizabeth Taylor. According to the New York Times, Courrèges’ “direct, unencumbered clothes” were intended to be worn by “young, fast-moving beauties” his clients included French pop star Françoise Hardy, socialite Lee Radziwill, and model Marisa Berenson.
These white plastic sunglasses with narrow horizontal slits suggest protective goggles–or the bulging eyes of an otherworldly being. Museum Purchase, Funds provided by Robert Nelson As Cardin explained: “The clothes I prefer are those I invent for a life that doesn’t exist yet-the world of tomorrow.”ġ980s (based on style introduced in 1965) Science fiction films like 2001 and Barbarella (costumed by Rabanne) and TV shows like Space: 1999 (costumed by Rudi Gernreich) imagined a utopian future of tunics, trousers, flat booties, helmets, and mini-dresses in lunar white or bold geometric patterns.
Museum Purchase, Funds provided by Tonian Hohberg These sleek, minimalist, and, often, unisex garments in high-tech synthetic fabrics turned women into chic astronauts and groovy aliens. In the early 1960s, in the throes of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union, French couture designers like Pierre Cardin, Andre Courrèges, and Paco Rabanne sent so-called “Space Age” fashions down the Paris runways. This post from 2014 explores how the fascination with space exploration and the moon landing was reflected through the clothes people wore in the 1960s and beyond. Currently on view at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion reminds us of the noteworthy “futuristic” fashion in our collection.
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