Dress
ca. 1966
Materials
synthetic, metal, leather
House / label
Paco Rabanne
Collection
ca. 1966
Archive reference
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2017.690.12
Behind the design
Plastic discs joined with metal rings turn a minidress into a flexible, reflective surface. The Met identifies this ca. 1966 garment as a commercial version of Rabanne’s Twelve Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials. Its linked construction makes the Space Age argument through materials as well as silhouette.
