Paco Rabanne Fall 2012: Back to the Future
PARIS, Mar 6, 2012/ — In the 1960s when Paco Rabanne launched his eponymous fashion house, he brought the terms “futuristic” and “space age” in the fashion lingo. For Fall/Winter 2012-2013, the house puts on the original vision of its founder, transposed into today’s world. The utopias of the 1960s and 1970s have cleverly morphed into an urban, dynamic...
Paco Rabanne Accessories Fall 2011 To Be Unveiled in Paris
PARIS, Feb 16, 2011 / FW/ — With the House of Paco Rabanne being the latest iconic fashion label experiencing resurgence in popularity, newly re-launched brand is presenting British designer Judy Blame as the new Paco Lab invited designer. Judy Blame follows the footsteps of Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons who recreated the iconic bag le69pacorabanne, which...
Reinventing Paco Rabanne
Paco Rabanne on the runway Spring 2004 DALLAS, Jan 7, 2009 / FW/ — One of the most forward-thinking designers of his time, Paco Rabanne’s use of non-traditional materials on clothing changed the world looked at clothing forever. So, when the Puig Beauty and Fashion Group closed the doors of the maison in 2006, there was a collective feeling of a great loss. But,...
Barbarella, They don’t make movies like this anymore
Jane Fonda as Barbarella PARIS, Jan 20, 2008 / FW/ — On Tuesday, Paco Rabanne comes out of his fashion retirement to support emerging designer Veronika Jeanvie for her Paris debut during haute couture week. This is a rare sight indeed. Paco Rabanne, known for his use of non-traditional materials in fashion is also a great costume designer for movies, the most famous...
Barbarella, They don’t make movies like this anymore
PARIS, Jan 20, 2008 / FW/ — On Tuesday, Paco Rabanne comes out of his fashion retirement to support emerging designer Veronika Jeanvie for her Paris debut during haute couture week. This is a rare sight indeed. Paco Rabanne, known for his use of non-traditional materials in fashion is also a great costume designer for movies, the most famous perhaps is ‘Barbarella’...
Paco Rabanne: Ahead of His Time
Paco Rabanne on the runway Spring 2004 PARIS, Oct 11, 2003/ FW/ — Paco Rabanne was born Francesco Rabaneda Cuervo in Spain on February 18, 1934, but he was raised in France. He trained as an architect at the Ecole National des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a member of class 1955. It would be 10 years before he will be known in the fashion industry, presenting his...
