Paco Rabanne has always tested the boundaries of texture. The designer’s first show in 1966 was titled “Manifesto: 12 Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials”; that became the foundation upon ...
The fashion press was not prepared for Paco Rabanne’s first runway show in 1966. The title alone was a provocation: “Twelve Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials.” Models strode through Paris’s ...