Paco Rabanne
Linda Kamitsis
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Trained as an architect in Paris, Paco Rabanne rejected the world of couture, choosing metal rings and rigid plastic over needle, thread and cloth. He viewed design as an experiment, championing the use of unusual materials and prefabricated objects to make dresses, coats, capes and tunics.
Success came in the 1960s, when his accessories - sunglasses made of fur and huge, fantastic earrings - became a great commercial hit; soon after his ‘throwaway’ paper dresses and aluminium garments took the world by storm. Describing his clothing as ‘unwearable’, this admirer of Marcel Duchamp has been a crucial influence on many young designers, but is known today for his successful range of perfumes as well as for his radical, innovative designs.
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