Mini-Dress
1968 (made)
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While Paco Rabanne is famous for his dresses made from metal and plastic, he also used other materials. This 1968 mini dress is made from brown leather triangles and rectangles held together with metal studs. The skirt is made up of rectangular panels with two front pockets. The back fastens with oversized jewellery clasps, covered with a diagonal strip of leather.
Paco Rabanne was the son of Balenciaga's head seamstress. After studying architecture, he designed jewellery and accessories for Paris couturiers such as Balenciaga and Dior. In 1966 he opened his own fashion house in Paris where he sold dresses made out of innovative or unusual materials like acrylic discs, metal links, and paper. In 1968, he designed the actor Jane Fonda's wardrobe for the film Barbarella.
Paco Rabanne was the son of Balenciaga's head seamstress. After studying architecture, he designed jewellery and accessories for Paris couturiers such as Balenciaga and Dior. In 1966 he opened his own fashion house in Paris where he sold dresses made out of innovative or unusual materials like acrylic discs, metal links, and paper. In 1968, he designed the actor Jane Fonda's wardrobe for the film Barbarella.
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| Materials and techniques | Leather linked by metal studs |
| Brief description | Mini-dress made from leather panels linked by metal studs, designed by Paco Rabanne, Paris, 1968 |
| Physical description | Brown leather mini-dress made from triangular and circular leather panels linked by metal studs. The skirt is of oblong panels with two front pockets. The back fastens with oversized jewellery clasps covered with a diagonal strip of leather. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Valerie Hyman |
| Object history | Registered File number 1988/408. |
| Historical context | Paco Rabanne was the son of Balenciaga's head seamstress. After studying architecture, he designed jewellery and accessories for Paris couturiers such as Balenciaga and Dior. In 1966 he opened his own fashion house in Paris where he sold dresses made out of new or unusual materials like perspex discs and metal links. In 1968, Rabanne also designed Jane Fonda's wardrobe for the film 'Barbarella'. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
| Summary | While Paco Rabanne is famous for his dresses made from metal and plastic, he also used other materials. This 1968 mini dress is made from brown leather triangles and rectangles held together with metal studs. The skirt is made up of rectangular panels with two front pockets. The back fastens with oversized jewellery clasps, covered with a diagonal strip of leather. Paco Rabanne was the son of Balenciaga's head seamstress. After studying architecture, he designed jewellery and accessories for Paris couturiers such as Balenciaga and Dior. In 1966 he opened his own fashion house in Paris where he sold dresses made out of innovative or unusual materials like acrylic discs, metal links, and paper. In 1968, he designed the actor Jane Fonda's wardrobe for the film Barbarella. |
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| Accession number | T.99-1988 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2007 |
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