Tag: 1960s
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Creator of popular ‘Beehive’ hairdo dies at age 98
(Reuters) – The Illinois woman who created the Beehive hairstyle, the cone-shaped coif popularized in the 1960s by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and actress Audrey Hepburn, has died at age 98, the funeral home organizing her burial said on Monday. Margaret Vinci Heldt, who fashioned the Beehive for a magazine cover in 1960, “passed away…
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Fashion designer, miniskirt pioneer Courreges dies aged 92
PARIS (AP) — Fashion officials say French designer Andre Courreges, who laid claim to the invention of the 1960s miniskirt, has died at the age of 92.
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French fashion designer Andre Courreges dies at 92: company
Paris (AFP) – French fashion designer Andre Courreges, symbol of a style revolution in the 1960s, has died at the age of 92, his company announced on Friday.
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Andre Courreges, Famed French Fashion Designer, Dies at 92
The designer, known for his futuristic designs and pioneering the miniskirt in the 1960s, passed away on Thursday evening after a decades-long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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Paule Ka debuts capsule collection on Moda Operandi
French fashion brand Paule Ka has teamed up with luxury online boutique Moda Operandi on a limited-edition capsule collection. It is the first collection for ex-Lanvin designer Alithia Spuri-Zampetti in her role as creative director at the label. There are pieces inspired by the 1960s, trapeze dresses, structured volumes and cocktail dresses.