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In today’s society it seems everyone is chasing the next big thing, especially in fashion. Whether it’s the new Jordan’s, Prada slippers, or Louboutin’s, everyone wants a piece of top products. This is fine but what about those with a weird sense of style? The person that marches to the beat of their own drum, while straying from the normal fashion market.

Have no fear because Wonderfully Weird has arrived. The weekly blog posting various fashion items including: clothing, jewelry, shoes, and styling tips considered odd by others. My style is different from most because it focuses on funky, different, and classy pieces others tend to shy away from. Here is a small sample of my taste, and I look forward to sharing my works weekly with the group.

This week features items from the psychedelic 60s. A time where peace, drugs, hippies and free love were a part of the norm across the globe; especially among young adults. In my opinion, it was also a great era of odd fashion statements for the masses. Here are a few of my personal favorites.

Andre Courreges
André Courrèges, (born March 9, 1923, Pau, France), dress designer who first made a reputation in the Parisian fashion world of the 1960s for futuristic, youth-oriented styles. In 1961 Courrèges opened his own fashion house, and by 1964 he had become established as one of the most original couturiers in Paris. His collection featured proportionate, well-cut pants, rigidly constructed clothes with smooth “trapeze,” or trapezoidal, lines, and short skirts, with white midcalf boots and large, dark glasses as accessories. White became his trademark. Source: Encyclopedia Britannica

Andre Courreges and the Moon Girl, 1964

Andres Courreges — Crochet Concupiscence

Andre Courreges 1960s collection

Attributed to André Courrèges, leather, mid-1960s

Mary Quant
Mary Quant OBE, FCSD (born 11 February 1934) is a fashion designer and British fashion icon. She became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements. She was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hot pants, and by promoting these and other fun fashions she encouraged young people to dress to please themselves and to treat fashion as a game. Ernestine Carter, an authoritative and influential fashion journalist of the 1950s and ’60s, wrote: “It is given to a fortunate few to be born at the right time, in the right place, with the right talents. In recent fashion there are three: Chanel, Dior, and Mary Quant Source: Wikipedia

Mary Quant Raincoat, 1960

hollyhocksandtulips:Mary Quant fashion, 1960’s

Vintage Crochet Pattern 1960s Fab Mod Mary Quant

1960s- Various shoe styles

Zhane 1960s Style Boots

Herbert Levine sandals ca. 1968 via The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1960s VINTAGE PINK SUEDE OVER KNEE GO GO BOOTS With Cut Out

MOD Hippie Platform Shoes Blue Flowers and Corduroy Vintage 1960s

1960s Women’s Sexy Hippie shoes

White Hippie Feather Thong Strappy Gladiator Sandal Womens Flat Shoes

Source Links

Moon Girl- http://pleasurephoto.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/models-wearing-red-and-white-ready-to-wear-fashions-designed-by-andre-courreges-photo-bill-ray-1968/

Crochet- http://www.crochetconcupiscence.com/2011/12/designer-crochet-andres-courrege/

Andrew 1960s collection- http://trandrew.com/ihollywooddance/images/message/andre-courreges-1960s

Metal purse- http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/80038267?rpp=20&pg=3&rndkey=20130706&ft=*&deptids=8%7c62&who=Andr%c3%a9+Courr%c3%a8ges&pos=58

Raincoat- http://blog.screamingmimis.com/?m=201104

Holyhocks and tulips- http://forties-fifties-sixties-love.tumblr.com/post/9665900870/hollyhocksandtulips-mary-quant-fashion-1960s

Mary Q Crochet- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-crochet-pattern-1960s-fab-mod-Mary-Quant-crochet-long-knee-socks-top-/200841133786

Zhane Boot- http://www.enrightsvintageclothing.com/store/product.php?id=388

Hippie Shoes- http://www.etsy.com/listing/151419600/mod-hippie-platform-shoes-blue-flowers?ref=sr_gallery_8&ga_search_query=MOD+hippie&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

White Hippie- http://www.discountwomensdressshoes.com/servlet/the-56250/White-Hippie-Feather-Thong/Detail

Kanarian, who holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management from Grambling State University, shares a true passion for writing. Currently she’s the Wellness Editor for Everything Girls Love, a digital magazine/blog. Born in Opelika, Alabama, Kanarian currently resides in the Midwest penning her first novel set for a 2021 release.
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Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com

In today’s society it seems everyone is chasing the next big thing, especially in fashion. Whether it’s the new Jordan’s, Prada slippers, or Louboutin’s, everyone wants a piece of top products. This is fine but what about those with a weird sense of style? The person that marches to the beat of their own drum, while straying from the normal fashion market.

Have no fear because Wonderfully Weird has arrived. The weekly blog posting various fashion items including: clothing, jewelry, shoes, and styling tips considered odd by others. My style is different from most because it focuses on funky, different, and classy pieces others tend to shy away from. Here is a small sample of my taste, and I look forward to sharing my works weekly with the group.

 This week focuses on French fashion couture artist Hubert de Givenchy, including the various styles created over the years.

Hubert de Givenchy

According to the fashion informat, Fashion Designer Hubert de Givenchy was born to a wealthy family 1927 in Beauvais, France. He studied at the ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. His first job in the fashion industry was when he worked for Jacques Fath in Paris in 1945. He then worked briefly for Robert Piguet and for Lucien Lelong (1946) [where he worked with Lelong”s assistants, Pierre Balmain and Christian Dior], and finally for Elsa Schiaparelli (1947 1951). He opened the House of Givenchy in 1952. He named his first collection for Bettina Graziani, Paris’s top model. Balenciaga was his mentor, although he never worked for him, whose atelier was just across the avenue George V.

Two women represent the typical Givenchy style of the 50s and 60s: Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy. By furnishing Hollywood movie stars beginning in 1953, Givenchy achieved popularity like never before. A rather sad event brought global attention to Givenchy dresses. When John F.Kennedy was assassinated, the world witnessed a mourning Kennedy family all dressed in Givenchy clothes. Jackie Kennedy ordered a Givenchy dress for the funeral, which was especially flown in from Paris. It is said, that at that time, the Givenchy atelier possessed individual patterns sheets for every female member of the Kennedy family. In 1955, he introduced separates and then the Orlon fabric to the haute couture. His designs are elegant and refined.

In 1988, Givenchy sold his business to Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) for financial reasons. Until his retirement in 1995, he remained head of design, always working in a white lab coat. Givenchy is a collector of antique furniture, Louis XIV through French Empire.

The following are samples are samples of his work

The Bettina Blouse 1952

The Sack Dress 1957

The Baby Doll Dress 1958

Jackie Kennedy Secret Dress 1961

Salmon-colored silk evening gown with feathers 1968

Givenchy Feathers. Machine-sewn velvet and satin, with dyed black feathers glued into place (1968)

Audrey Hepburn’s iconic screen design (Hubert de Givenchy)

Audrey Hepburn (Hubert de Givenchy)

Designs from the 1950’s and 1960s

Photo Credit Hyperlinks

The Bettina Blouse, The Sack Dress, The Baby Doll Dress, and Jackie Kennedy’s Secret dress can be found at the official Givenchy website

Salmon Colored Silk with Feathers

Monsieur Hubert de Givenchy

Audrey Hepburn designs

Kanarian, who holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management from Grambling State University, shares a true passion for writing. Currently she’s the Wellness Editor for Everything Girls Love, a digital magazine/blog. Born in Opelika, Alabama, Kanarian currently resides in the Midwest penning her first novel set for a 2021 release.

Social Media links:
Instagram: Sincerekaye
http://kanarianskorner.info,
http://pinterest.com/kanarian/
http://www.twitter.com/kanarian,
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kanariankindred
http://kkindred91.wix.com/kanariankindred

Thanks to the fabulous Kanarian Kindred for another most interesting post!

Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com