Fashion

London Wasn’t the Only Town Swinging in the ’60s; Paris Was Too, and So Was Its Fashion

A new exhibit shows the impact of youth culture on Paris fashion in the 1960s.

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    Trenchcoats by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, circa 1967 (left) and Couture Future by André Courrèges, circa 1968 (right)

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    Pierre Cardin, “Cosmos” dress, 1967, gift of Lauren Bacall. 72.91.30

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    André Courrèges, boots, 1964, gift of Ruth Sublette. 77.183.2

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    I.D. (Emmanuelle Khanh), dress, 1966, gift of Sandy Horvitz. 77.57.2

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    Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, raincoat, 1966, gift of Ethel Scull. 77.21.4