02.03.23
Spanish fashion and perfume designer Paco Rabanne has died at the age of 88.
Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo started his career in fashion by creating jewelry for Givenchy, Dior and Balnciaga and founded his own fashion house in 1966. His first collection was entitled "Twelve Experimental Dresses.” This was followed by "Twelve Unwearable Dresses" in 1966, which he conceived as a manifesto.
His style was synonymous with a Space Age aesthetic and he often used unconventional materials such as metal, paper and plastic for his flamboyant designs. Rabanne is perhaps best known for the green costume worn by Jane Fonda in the 1968 science-fiction film Barbarella.
In 1968, Rabanne began collaborating with fragrance company Puig, which resulted in the company marketing Rabanne’s perfumes. His perfume “One Million” was in the top 5 of the best-selling European men’s fragrances for more than ten years.
Rabanne retired in 1999 but his eponymous brand was revived by Puig in 2011 as a fashion house and fragrance business that continues today.
A statement on the brand’s Instagram read:
“The House of Paco Rabanne wishes to honour our visionary designer and founder who passed away today at the age of 88. Among the most seminal fashion figures of the 20th century, his legacy will remain a constant source of inspiration.
“We are grateful to Monsieur Rabanne for establishing our avant-garde heritage and defining a future of limitless possibilities.”
Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo started his career in fashion by creating jewelry for Givenchy, Dior and Balnciaga and founded his own fashion house in 1966. His first collection was entitled "Twelve Experimental Dresses.” This was followed by "Twelve Unwearable Dresses" in 1966, which he conceived as a manifesto.
His style was synonymous with a Space Age aesthetic and he often used unconventional materials such as metal, paper and plastic for his flamboyant designs. Rabanne is perhaps best known for the green costume worn by Jane Fonda in the 1968 science-fiction film Barbarella.
In 1968, Rabanne began collaborating with fragrance company Puig, which resulted in the company marketing Rabanne’s perfumes. His perfume “One Million” was in the top 5 of the best-selling European men’s fragrances for more than ten years.
Rabanne retired in 1999 but his eponymous brand was revived by Puig in 2011 as a fashion house and fragrance business that continues today.
A statement on the brand’s Instagram read:
“The House of Paco Rabanne wishes to honour our visionary designer and founder who passed away today at the age of 88. Among the most seminal fashion figures of the 20th century, his legacy will remain a constant source of inspiration.
“We are grateful to Monsieur Rabanne for establishing our avant-garde heritage and defining a future of limitless possibilities.”
