
1961 IN FASHION
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" is released on October 5. The opening sequence with Audrey Hepburn gazing longingly through the windows of Tiffany & Co. on Fifth Avenue, wearing a sleeveless black satin dress by Hubert de Givenchy, becomes iconic. Hepburn's style and the Little Black Dress are copied until today. Jacqueline Kennedy appoints Oleg Cassini as her exclusive couturier. He designs 300 sophisticated outfits for the First Lady, making her an instant style icon and shaping the look of the decade. Yves Saint Laurent opens his couture house and presents his inaugural collection. André Courrèges, who formerly worked for Balenciaga for 10 years, starts his own fashion house. Carmel Snow, editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar from 1934 to 1958, passes away.