The Rhodoid Disc Dress by Paco Rabanne, a dress that changed fashion forever. This a rare example of a 1996 re-issue of the Paco Rabanne Rhodoid disc dress.
Paco Rabanne was quoted in 1966 to have said, "I defy anyone to design a hat, coat or dress that hasn't been done before... The only new frontier left in fashion is the finding of new materials" and so he began to design a range of dresses using plastics, metals and alloys. All of which are infamous, rare and extremely collectible now.
This dress revolutionized fashion and is number 14 on the Marie Claire list of 'The 50 Dresses That Changed Fashion'. The dress was featured on iconic model Donyale Luna on the 1966 cover of British Vogue. Audrey Hepburn was wearing one of the 'Unwearable Dresses' of Paco Rabanne in the film “Two for the Road”.
In 1996 Paco Rabanne created a limited 'Do It Yourself' version of the dress, packaged in a little plastic suitcase. This is one of them. The discs are silver metallic finished plastic and the rings are gold metal. This exceedingly rare kit comes complete with disks, the Paco Rabanne metal tag, links and pliers.
This is an amazing opportunity to create your version of the iconic Paco Rabanne spage-age dress. What is more original than making your own grand entrance dress?
- Reference
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LDVA30132
- designer
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Paco Rabanne
- status
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artwork_status_sold
- Year
- 1996
- Size
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36
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