Andre Courreges was born in France in 1923. He worked for Balenciaga from 1950 to 1961, when he opened his own design house.
Courreges is known for unisex styling, often with straight flat lines, and white is his signature color. He is considered the inventor of the miniskirt.
Courreges combines the technical skill he perfected under Balenciaga with a functionalist aesthetic. Courreges uses few decorations on his clothes, although the one decoration he is known for is white daisies.
Courreges expanded beyond womenswear into menswear and fragrances in the early 1970s, and later that decade broadened the business to accessories, watches, and even furniture.