Bag
Brand
Paco Rabanne
(French, founded 1966)
Designer
Paco Rabanne
(1934 - 2023)
c. 1966
Metal
Gift of Alida Miller-Frisch
Object number83.91.21
Paco Rabanne was first known as an accessories designer, and his work was regularly featured in the pages of magazines such as Elle and Harper’s Bazaar. This bag was likely made after the designer had started his clothing line. It shows how his idea of “futuristic armor” was translated into an eyecatching accessory.
DescriptionSquare handbag of linked gold metal disks, in alternating matte and shiny stripes; double chain shoulder strapCollections
Exhibitions