Evening dress
Brand
Paco Rabanne
(French, founded 1966)
Designer
Paco Rabanne
(1934 - 2023)
c. 1966
Plastic and metal
Gift of Montgomery Ward
Object number81.48.1
Paco Rabanne was a leading experimental designer in the 1960s. Eschewing traditional materials, he meticulously crafted pieces of plastic and metal into a kind of futuristic armor. Rabanne’s radical aesthetic and disregard for tradition caused controversy, but his work later inspired designers such as Helmut Lang and Yohji Yamamoto.
DescriptionChain mail evening dress of silver and black plastic paillettes with metal links; mini length, sleeveless, with tank neck and flared skirtExhibitions