Style of the Space Age

The 1960s brought forth many weird and wonderful fashions, and one was based solely on the Space Age. The space race started in 1957, and fashion caught up by French designer Andre Courreges' 'Space Age' collection in 1964. The collection featured geometric shapes, long shiny white boots, goggles, and short skirts made in flourescent colors from shiny/sparkly fabrics. The look was boxy and revolutionary. Paco Rabanne started making space age clothing in 1966, and designed costumes for movies like Barbarella. Pierre Cardin designed futuristically throughout the decade, advancing avant-garde and unisex fashions, as did radical Rudi Gernreich, who designed a topless bathingsuit. Many other designers dabbled in the style. The clean-cut streamlined look propelled the Mod culture, but segued into hippie fashion for many in the late 1960s.

Audrey Hepburn

Pattie Boyd

Peggy Moffitt

 

Raquel Welch

Twiggy

From Barbarella:

Anita Pallenberg

Jane Fonda

Scans:

Diana Dew

Françoise Hardy

(Photos from: Barbarella Photos, Pre-FAB-rications, Mod Fashion, Visions From the Space Age, The Daily Beast, Modern, Revel in New York, The Swinging Sixties, and personal scans from Radical Rags and Boutique where noted and at the very top.)