Coqueline Courrèges

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Coqueline Courrèges
Jacqueline Barrière
Born(1935-07-25)July 25, 1935
Hendaye, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Couture, Design, Electric Vehicles
LabelCourrèges
SpouseAndré Courrèges (married 1966-2016)

Coqueline Courrèges (born Jacqueline Barrière, July 25, 1935) is a French dressmaker and co-founder of the Courrèges fashion company.

Biography[edit]

Coqueline Courrèges was born Jacqueline Barrière on July 25, 1935, in Hendaye, France. She arrived in Paris at the age of 14 to sit for her dress-making training certificate.[1]

In 1952, she joined Balenciaga, where she met André Courrèges.[2] It was he who first began calling her Coqueline.[3] She enrolled in the commercial dress-making register in 1955.[4] In 1961, André and Coqueline Courrèges opened the André Courrèges Couture house,[5] located at no. 48 Avenue Kléber, Paris.[6] They presented their first collection of 29 pieces in Paris on August 1, 1961.[7] Coqueline Courrèges was André Courrèges's "partner in creativity,"[8] with André acting as the "face of the company" and Coqueline ever-present in the "background."[9]

They were married in 1966. Their daughter, Marie, was born in 1970.[10]

Together with André,[1] Coqueline popularised pure white trouser suits, "second skin" tights, and flat boots.[11][9][12][13] She remained second in command of the company.[14] She embodied the “Courrèges' revolution,” with its image of free independent working women.[15] The house developed clothing using new fabrics and fibres, and Coqueline was in charge of creating these futuristic visions of fashion.[16]

From 1995 to 2010, while André Courrèges spent his days involved with painting and sculpture, Coqueline Courrèges ran the Courrèges Design and Courrèges Parfum companies.[17][18][19] She re-opened the factory in Pau.[9][20] In 1997, the company launched a new perfume, "2020."[21] Coqueline worked with biologists and geneticists on the clothing of the future, organising different events which combined fashion and new technologies.[22][23]

Her childhood passion for cars, the result of memories of her father taking part in races driving Bugattis,[24] led her to start designing cars in 1999.[1] Convinced of the importance of ecological challenges, she focused on electric cars. An initial prototype was designed and presented during a Courrèges fashion show in 1968.[25] In 2002, she introduced her first electric car, the Bulle, followed by the EXE in 2004.[26] Between 2000 and 2008, five prototypes of 100% electric cars were created and built. The Zooop model was exhibited as part of the Bibendum Challenge organised by Michelin in June 2006 in Paris.[27][28] Also in 2006, the International Salon of Inventions in Geneva awarded her a “patent” for Electric cars.[29]

Since 2010, Coqueline Courrèges has devoted herself to the defence of André Courrèges's intellectual and moral rights,[30] whilst simultaneously pursuing her projects involving electric transport.[31]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Orsenna, Erik (2008). Courrèges. Paris: éditions Xavier Barral. p. 178. ISBN 9782915173406.
  2. ^ "Coqueline Courrèges, still years ahead of her time". danielfeau.com. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  3. ^ Bender, Marylin (1967). The Beautiful People. United States: Coward-McCann, Inc.
  4. ^ "André and Coqueline Courrèges, official site, moral and patrimonial rights". andrecourregespatrimoine.fr. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  5. ^ Polan, Brenda (2020). The Great Fashion Designers: From Chanel to McQueen, the Names that Made Fashion History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350091610.
  6. ^ Liber, Nadine (21 May 1965). "The Lord of the Space Ladies". Life (Magazine). Vol. 58. pp. 47–57. ISSN 0024-3019.
  7. ^ Times, Patricia Peterson Special To the New York (1961-08-02). "Balenciaga Gets Ovation For 'Fabulous' Collection". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  8. ^ Staff, W. W. D. (2011-01-24). "Space Age Sold… Etam's VIP Lineup… Michael Kors in Paris…". WWD. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  9. ^ a b c Eisner, Lisa; Alonso, Román (2001-08-19). "Style; The White House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  10. ^ "André Courrèges, Influential French designer who invented the little white dress and the go-go boot". The Times. 2016-01-16. ISSN 0140-0460.
  11. ^ Sheppard, Eugenia (17 November 1967). "Courrèges covers the stores" (PDF). Women's Wear Daily.
  12. ^ "La mode de Courrèges". INA archives, RTBF Sonuma Collection. 15 March 1965.
  13. ^ Duka, John (1981-11-24). "NOTES ON FASHION". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  14. ^ Bonheur, Janie (15 March 1965). "Qui êtes-vous Monsieur Courrèges ?" (PDF). Marie Claire (in French). 132: 85.
  15. ^ Lipovetsky, Gilles (1991). L'empire de l'éphémère (in French). Paris: Gallimard. p. 170. ISBN 978-2-07-032642-6.
  16. ^ Cassati, Sandro (2014). Yves Saint Laurent: l'enfant terrible (in French). Paris: City. ISBN 9782824604367.
  17. ^ Friedman, Vanessa (2016-01-09). "André Courrèges, Fashion Designer Who Redefined Couture, Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  18. ^ Foreman, Katya (24 November 2008). "Take Courrèges chock-full of inspiration, the designer's studio packs a one-two punch". Women's Wear Daily.
  19. ^ White, Constance C. R. (1995-03-20). "Review/Fashion; Courreges, Once Again". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  20. ^ "A Trip to Courrèges's Workshop in Pau, France — With its New Designers". The New York Times. 2016-04-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  21. ^ Schwartzbrod, Alexandra (18 February 1998). "Mère Courrèges. La femme du célèbre couturier des années 60 relance la marque". Libération (in French).
  22. ^ "Coqueline Courrèges prépare le 3e millénaire à la FIAC". INA Archives, Scènes sur Seine (in French). 3 March 1998.
  23. ^ Scott, Chris (March 2003). "Living in a Bubble". Frame (Design Magazine) (31). Frame Publishers B.V.: 58–69. ISSN 1388-4239.
  24. ^ "Rérolle, Raphaëlle (6 December 2008). "Coqueline Courrèges, la fée énergie". Le Monde 2 (in French)". Archived from the original on 2022-01-06.
  25. ^ AFP (2016-02-29). "Courrèges adds a touch of class to Citroën's Geneva concept". news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  26. ^ Foiret, Cyril. "Courrèges reinvents the car: thanks to coqueline!". Trendland. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  27. ^ Meunier, Nicolas (27 May 2008). "Les Courrèges au Parc André Citroën". Le blog auto.
  28. ^ Foiret, Cyril (2012-09-12). "Courrèges Reinvents The Car: Thanks To Coqueline!". Trendland. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14.
  29. ^ Minard, Antoine (2020-10-01). "Quand André Courrèges habillait l'automobile". Les Hardis.
  30. ^ "André Courrèges Patrimoine". André Courrèges Patrimoine. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  31. ^ Van Laer, Astrid (2 October 2018). "Vidéo : 200 km, 5 minutes de charge, Coqueline Courrèges nous présente sa voiture électrique". Konbini. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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