Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne, creator of 'space aesthetics', dies in France at 88

During the heyday of space aesthetics in the 1960s, Paco Rabanne was once called "the most futuristic fashion designer of all time." With avant-garde materials such as metal and plastic to create his design logo, he is not only a designer but also a talented pioneer artist.

Stylish metal smelters for the space age

Paco Rabanne was born in Francisco Rabaneday Cuervo in the Basque Country of Spain in 1934. His mother was the chief tailor of Balenciaga.

Before founding his eponymous label "Paco Rabanne", Paco Rabanne also studied architecture at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Hence, his designs often feature attractive structural designs recombining to create a new world.

In 1966, Paco Rabanne launched the "Unwearable Series" clothing made of round or square plastic sheets and metal sheets. The bold and avant-garde futuristic design caused a great sensation at the time and made Paco Rabanne famous in Paris. The fashion industry has established itself.

His design is different from the works of other designers. A series of strange materials such as plastic, leather, CD, and metal are sewn into neon clothes. Paco Rabanne hopes to create a trend from another angle, a unique logo.

Even Paris designer Coco Chanel once commented: Paco Rabanne is not a fashion designer. He is a metal craftsman. "He's not a couturier. He's a metal worker."

It is no exaggeration to say that Paco Rabanne has wholly subverted the concept of using traditional luxury clothing materials and pushed the fashion style of the 1960s to the top of fashion.

Brand Continuation and Rebirth

He founded his eponymous fashion label in 1966, and his work has been widely acclaimed and controversial. The first haute couture collection, "The Unwearables," comprised 12 contemporary garments, all made from round or square sheets of plastic and metal, and set the tone for its groundbreaking design style ever since. In design, he favors unconventional materials and production methods. He is famous for his metal clothing, especially the pioneering Chain Mail (chain mail clothing technology) and the futuristic Space Age aesthetic. Famous. These sexy and avant-garde dresses also created classic looks for movie stars, such as Jane Fonda in "Barbarella" in 1968 (Jane Fonda, pictured below).

In Paco Rabanne's view, fashion is a tool to express individuality, not a symbol of social status. His first fragrance, launched in 1969, also embodies these ideas: "I believe in fashion and perfume. It is essential to be in harmony with the times. I design fashion and perfume for the modern, active, and dynamic woman. "

In 1999, Rabanne released his last ready-to-wear series. With bold designs and pioneering materials, he proposed a new vision of beauty for women in the 1960s and 1970s. Then he announced his retirement and officially faded out of the fashion circle.

As Mr. Rabanne once said, "I know I will always have a place in the history of fashion. I appear in every lexicon because I introduced new materials to the fashion world. Made the first A dress – that's my legacy." Paco Rabanne has brought futuristic innovation to the fashion world, and that's his legacy.