About Courreges
Courreges served as a pilot in the French air force during World War II. After the war, he worked for Spanish designer Cristobal Balenciaga before setting up his own salon, the Maison de Courreges, in Paris in 1961. Strongly influenced by Russian constructivism, Courreges' early designs focused on stitching and welted seams. He progressed to experimenting with synthetic fibers; by the mid-1960s his fashion collection featured angular mini-dresses and trouser suits worn with low-heeled go-go boots and space-age metallic accessories.
