Paco Rabanne's 1966 debut, Twelve Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials: plastic discs on metal rings, pliers instead of needles, Chanel reportedly calling him the metallurgist
Before his own house he made accessories for Paris couture houses, Balenciaga (@balenciaga) and Givenchy among them.
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01PACO RABANNE CALLED HIS FIRST COLLECTION, IN 1966, TWELVE UNWEARABLE DRESSES IN CONTEMPORARY MATERIALS.
02THE DRESSES WERE PLASTIC DISCS LINKED WITH METAL RINGS.
03THERE WERE NO NEEDLES OR SEAMS. HE WORKED WITH PLIERS AND WIRE.
04COCO CHANEL REPORTEDLY CALLED HIM THE METALLURGIST.
05HIS MOTHER HAD BEEN A SEAMSTRESS FOR CRISTÓBAL BALENCIAGA.