Space age fashion

This photo features 1960s space age fashion. The woman is wearing some sort of hat that is supposed to look like a space helmet as well as silver reflective leggings and a short shift style dress (Ashlin H 3/6)

Paco Rabanne presented his first collection, Twelve Experimental Dresses, in 1964 and followed it in 1966 with a couture collection he called Twelve Unwearable Dresses. This sculptural micromini dress, constructed of square and rectangular aluminum plates joined with metal rings, is a rare surviving example from his "unwearable" collection

The space race in the 1960s produced a crop of young designers equipping the fashion masses for what they envisioned as the next frontier.

Art,fashion,design,technology etc from the atomic space age

From its chlorine-soaked origins as a 1920s perm protector to an influence upon Miuccia Prada’s design, we trace the history of an unconventional fashion hero

Space Age #spaceage

The 1960s were a time of innovation and exploration. While science ventured into space with a series of missions culminating with the Apollo 11 touching ground on the Moon in 1969, fashion foresaw a broad cosmic future, experimenting with new technologies and fabrics. This week’s drop is inspired by the metallic trends and modern shapes of 1960s Space Age fashion and the retro futurism of that era as it evolved into the 70s and 80s. Predicting women’s fashion in the year 2000, the ‘Space…

In light of the iconic Paco Rabanne’s recent passing, I wanted to commemorate the 60’s Space Age fashion era in my 60th blog post.