Auction Date
April 8, 2024
12:30 pm
ET
Paco Rabanne
Armour Dress
Auction Date
April 8, 2024
12:30 pm
ET
Paco Rabanne
Armour Dress
Estimate:
USD $30,000 - $40,000
Description:
Chain-linked aluminium squares and rectangles plates, some with faceted studs.
Signed in gold letter on a black sticker "Paco Rabanne Paris Made in France".
Bust: about 82 cm; 32 in
Waist: about 74 cm; 29 in
Hips: about 90 cm; 35 in
Length shoulder to hem: about 77 cm; 30 in
Museography
1960s Paco Rabanne’s metallic dresses belong to the collection of:
- Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, "Dress", 1967
- Palais Galliera in Paris, "Robe", 1967
- Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, "Robe mini", 1968
- Kyoto Costume Institute in Japan, "Metal Worker", 1967
- Victoria & Albert Museum in London, "Mini dress", 1968
- Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, "Dress", 1967
Literature
“Paco Rabanne, le sens de la recherche”, Lydia Kamitsis, Michael Lafon Publisher, 1996. Similar dresses p. 56 & p.59
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany
Private collection, France, acquired from the above by the present owner
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