Paco Rabanne is one of my favorites! Here is some deets and my tribute to Paco
One of my favorite things was the costumes he did for Barbarella staring Jane Fonda. He was an architect, fashion designer, fragrance maker, designs home furnishings and makes table wear, men's skin care, does things with leather, in the alcohol biz and in condo development. He did amazing things with metal and turned them into clothes along with other things making a lifestyle brand with things that are hip and trendy. He also created sexy ads
Here are some videos of things he did, costumes for Barbarella, ads, with some pictures and info his website. check out the mythical dresses
Born: Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo in San Sebastian, Spain, 18 February 1934; raised in France.
Education: Studied architecture at l'École Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1952-55.
Career: Presented first haute couture collection, "Twelve Unwearable Dresses," Paris, 1966; home furnishing and tableware lines introduced, 1981; launched men's ready-to-ear line, 1983; men's skin care line launched, 1984; debuted women's ready-to-wear line, 1990; opened first shop, Paris, 1990; introduced leather goods, 1991; began condominium development in Miami beach, 1994; launched Champagne Lanson Noble Cuvee, 1998; parent company Puig closes Rabanne fashion, 1999; fragrances include Calandre, late 1960s, Paco Rabanne pour Homme, 1973, Metal, 1979, La Nuit, 1985, Sport, 1985, Tenere, 1988; Ultraviolet, 2000.
Exhibitions:Body Covering, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, 1968; Paco Rabanne, Musée de la mode, Marseille, 1995; Une vision plastique: rencontre de la plastique et de la Haute-Couture, Musée du Peigne et de la Plasturgie, Oyonnax, 1998. Folies de dentelles, Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Alençon, 2000.
Awards: Beauty Products Industry award, 1969; Fragrance Foundation Recognition award, 1974; L'Aiguille d'Or award, 1977; Dé d'Or award, 1990; Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, 1989; Officier de l'Ordre d'Isabelle la Catholique (Spain), 1989.
Address: 6, boulevard de Parc, 92523 Neuilly, France
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