Visionary designer Paco Rabanne first made a name for himself in the 1960s when he introduced dresses, handbags and other clothing and accessories that went against the common sensibilities of the time and challenged the public's perception of what fashion should be. By working with unlikely materials such as paper and Rhodoid — a cellulose acetate plastic often used to line baking pans — Rabanne forced the fashion world to reconsider materials and form.
Rabanne was born Francisco Rabaneda y Cuervo in Spain’s Basque region. His mother was the head seamstress at Balenciaga when she relocated herself and her son to France in 1939 to escape the Spanish Civil War. Once in France, he took on the name Paco Rabanne.
Rabanne studied architecture at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris but pivoted toward fashion and began to design accessories and costume jewelry. Rabanne collaborated with many acclaimed luxury houses — his early clients included Charles Jourdan, Givenchy, Pierre Cardin and Dior.
By 1966, Rabanne was working on avant-garde designs in his own newly-opened studio. He introduced a couture collection titled “Twelve Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials.” The garments — made of aluminum, plastic and eco-friendly paper and fastened with wire — were unveiled at a show that featured music and models of color (both uncommon characteristics for such an event). Sculptural, sexy and solidly Space Age in appearance, Rabanne’s experiments turned heads. Pop star-actresses Brigitte Bardot and Françoise Hardy would soon be seen in the designer’s iconic metallic dresses, and Rabanne found enthusiasts in the likes of revolutionary couturier Elsa Schiaparelli and art collector Peggy Guggenheim. In 1968 Rabanne designed leather boots and erotically charged dresses made of molded plastic and chain-mail mesh for the science fiction film Barbarella.
Rabanne called Salvador Dalí a close friend and drew on the Surrealist movement in his designs. He continued to use unconventional materials in his work. From aluminum jersey and fur to ostrich feathers and Velcro, everything was suitable for his pioneering garments. And Rabanne’s talents are diverse — his prolific output even includes stylish furniture.
In 1999 Rabanne retired from the fashion business. In 2010 he was named Officer of the Legion d’Honneur by the French culture minister. Today, under the creative direction of French designer Julien Dossena, the Paco Rabanne brand continues to innovate and offer looks that nod to the past as well as the future.
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Paco Rabanne Shoulder-Duster Gunmetal Clip Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Atlanta, GA
These lovely Paco Rabanne Paris futuristic clip-on earrings feature an oversized shoulder-duster dangling drop shape with gunmetal framing, topped with resin cabochons and beads in b...
Vintage PACO RABANNE Bamboo Rock Crystal Dangling Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage PACO RABANNE Bamboo Rock Crystal Dangling Earrings Features: - 100% Authentic PACO RABANNE. - Rock crystal embellished drop earrings with lucite ball charm and silver bamboo...
Paco Rabanne silvery earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - (Made in France) Silvery metal clip-on earrings with iridescent cabochons. Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length: 12 cm SKU:BO34
Vintage PACO RABANNE Black Frosted Glass Indian Style Dangling Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage PACO RABANNE Black Frosted Glass Indian Style Dangling Earrings Features: - 100% Authentic PACO RABANNE. - Indian style dangling earrings. - Carved black frosted glass with ...
Vintage Paco Rabanne Signed Geometric Gold Plated Modernist Brass Earrings 60's
By Paco Rabanne
Located in North Miami, FL
These fabulous and amazing signed vintage French Paco Rabanne modernist dangle sculptural earrings are so au courant now as they were then in the 60's. The geometric cutout forms and...
Gold Plate, Brass
1970s Paco Rabanne Frosted Glass Gilt Metal Pendant Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Rare 1970's Paco Rabanne clip on earrings. Gold tone metal with ribbed frosted glass button at top. The earrings drop down into a mobile-like pendant featuring dropped small chain li...
Gilt Metal
$1,187
Paco Rabanne earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - (Made in France) Silvery metal clip-on earrings made of articulated pastilles. Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length: 13 cm SKU:BO427
Paco Rabanne Vintage Creased Metal and Resin Cabochon Chandelier Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Nice, FR
PACO RABANNE vintage chandelier earrings (clip-on) featuring creased antiqued diamond shaped metal embellished with iridescent resin caboch...
Paco Rabanne earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - (Made in France) Long silvery metal clip-on earrings with three triangles. Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length: 11 cm SKU:BO23
Paco Rabanne earrings Haute Couture Winter 1994
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - Clip-on earrings made of pink, silvery, and purple plastic material assembled with metallic rings. Not signed prototype from fashion show. 1994/1995 Fall-Winter Haute ...
Paco Rabanne Gilded Metal Clip-on Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Paco Rabanne - Clip-on earrings in gilded metal. Additional information: Dimensions: 3.5 L cm (1.37" L) Condition: Very good condition Seller Ref number: BO222
Gilt Metal
Paco Rabanne Quilted Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in New York, NY
Paco Rabanne 2 tone "quilted" effect clip earring. Very attractive and dimensional. Gilt and patinaed silver loafs alternating.
Excellent condition.
Vintage PACO RABANNE Cutout Flower Mirror Disc Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage PACO RABANNE Cutout Flower Mirror Disc Earrings Measurements: Height: 1.22 inches (3.1 cm) Width: 1.22 inches (3.1 cm) Weight per Earring: 9 grams Features: - 100% Authenti...
Paco Rabanne Logo Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in New York, NY
Charming Paco Rabanne logo earrings with the designers logo scattered randomly over gilded clip demi hoops. A subtler version of 80's logo jewelry. Exce...
Gilt Metal
Paco Rabanne Black and White Resin and Metal Clip-on Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paco Rabanne Paris Futuristic Clip-on Earrings – Rare Avant-Garde Statement Pieces Elevate your private collection with these exceptional clip-on earrings from Paco Rabanne Paris, a ...
Paco Rabanne Paris Silvered Modernist Clip Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paco Rabanne Paris designed these futuristic metal clip-on earrings in the 1990s. The design boasts a silver plate "comma" shape, slightly hammered with carving and see-through. The ...
Silver Plate
Paco Rabanne earrings 1990
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - (Made in France) Golden metal clip-on earrings with black resin. Not signed jewelry - 1990 fall-winter collection. Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length:...
Paco Rabanne Vintage Antiqued Silver Toned Tubular Charms Dangling Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Nice, FR
PACO RABANNE vintage antiqued silver toned dangling earrings (clip-on) featuring tubular charms embellished with white glass beads topped with a la...
Paco Rabanne clip-on earrings Haute Couture Summer 1990
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - Clip-on earrings made of interlaced silvery metal rings. Not signed prototype from a fashion show. 1990 Spring-Summer Haute Couture Collection. Condition: Very good c...
Paco Rabanne Earrings with Green Resin Pearls
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Paco Rabanne - Long golden metal earrings with green resin pearls. Additional information: Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length: 8.5 cm Seller Reference: BO6
Paco Rabanne earrings Haute Couture 1980
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - Red rhodoid pastille earrings with black pearls and metallic rings. Not signed Haute Couture jewelry, circa 1980 Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Height: 6...
Paco Rabanne earrings Haute Couture circa 1965/67
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - Plastic clip-on earrings wuth rhodoid, pearls, and silvery metal. A Haute Couture Collection circa 1965/1967. Condition: Good condition Dimensions: Height: 10 cm SK...
Paco Rabanne earrings Haute Couture Fall-Winter 1994
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - Golden plastic clip-on earrings with black pearls and assembled with metallic rings. Not signed prototype from a fashion show. 1994-1995 Fall-Winter Haute Couture Coll...
Paco Rabanne earrings Summer 1991
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - Silvery metal geometrical-shape earrings. Not signed jewelry from a fashion show. 1991 Spring-Summer Collection. Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Height: 1...
Paco Rabanne Clip-on Earrings with Pearls and Transparent Rings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Paco Rabanne - Silvery metal clip-on earrings decorated with pearls and transparent rings. Additional information: Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length: 17.5 cm Seller...
Vintage PACO RABANNE Logo Pearl Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage PACO RABANNE Logo Pearl Earrings Measurements: Height: 0.94 inch (2.4 cm) Width: 0.94 inch (2.4 cm) Weight per Earring: 8 grams Features: - 100% Authentic PACO RABBANE...
Interchangeable Earrings in Sterling with Blue Topaz Baguettes
By Martha Seely
Located in Carlisle, MA
The Interchangeable Earring Ensembles are the foundation of the Lyra Collection. Lightweight and playful, this ensemble consists of the huggie ...
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Sterling Silver
Retro Gold Dangle Earrings
Located in Darnestown, MD
Retro earrings of two circular discs. The top one measures half an inch in diameter; the bottom one is 1 5/16". Clip backs can be converted to posts. The earrings have been professi...
14k Gold
Cartier Gold and Diamond Ear Clips
By Cartier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of 18 carat gold and platinum earrings; with at the top a marquise shaped element of gold wire set with brilliant-cut diamonds, from which hangs – connected by a baguette-cut ...
White Diamond, 18k Gold
JAR Gilt-Metal Pendant Ear Clips
By JAR
Located in New York, NY
These JAR ear clips feature gilt metal elongated pendants in a hammered finish with ear clips. 4 5/8 inch length. Signed JAR Paris. French assay and wor...
Gilt Metal
Dilys' 4.30ct 'Intense Bluish Violet' Tanzanite & Diamond Earrings
By Dilys'
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A pair of rare transparent 4.30ct Tanzanite cabochon drop earrings, certified by IGI to be 'Intense Bluish Violet'. Designed versatile to be worn in different ways, they are handcraf...
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White ...
$7,500 / item
Lavender Quartz Waterfall Earrings in 18k White Gold
By Karma El Khalil
Located in New York, NY
Ethereal Ombre Lavender Waterfall Earrings in 18k white gold, featuring ten graduating custom-cut cabochons of Lavender Quartz. Each earring displays five cabochons of lavender quartz gracefully decending in to a single trillion-cut blue-violet Iolite point. 18k White Gold Lavender Quartz : 36.65cts Iolite : 0.19cts From Karma El Khalil's Conversations With The Moon Collection
Iolite, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
$7,300 / item
Aquamarine Drop Earrings 18k White Gold
By Karma El Khalil
Located in New York, NY
Aquamarine Drop Earrings in 18K White Gold featuring Custom-Cut Pear Drops of Shimmering Aquamarine Aquamarine: 13.11cts 18k White Gold: 5.78g From Karma El Khalil's Conversations With The Moon Collection...
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Egyptian 18 Carat Yellow Gold Goddess Isis Wing Earrings
Located in London, GB
These wings are inspired by the Goddess Isis who was worshiped in Ancient Egypt for being the ideal mother and wife alongside being the patroness of natur...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cacholong Lapis Smooth Snail 18K Yellow Gold Earrings
By Valentin Magro
Located in New York, NY
Gemstones illustrate a polished snail shell. Cacholong is carved in an asymmetrical teardrop shape as the base. An 18k yellow gold braid rotates in a coil for definition of the shell...
Lapis Lazuli, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
$275
H 1.54 in W 0.56 in D 0.21 in L 0.63 in
Contemporary Petite Dangle Pearl Earrings in Sterling Silver
By Martha Seely
Located in Carlisle, MA
From the Orbit collections - the Petite Spiral Dangle Earrings are a contemporary classic earring. They are like little luminous planets with rings. Dangling 1.5" from the top of th...
Pearl, Gold, Sterling Silver
$2,365
H 2.13 in W 0.79 in D 0.88 in L 2.13 in
Dangle Earrings in 14karat yellow gold + round iridescent Tahitian Pearls
By Martha Seely
Located in Carlisle, MA
These dangle pearl earrings with Tahitian pearls are from the Orbit collection. They are Medium Spiral Dangle Earrings with gold spirals, and a 20 gauge ear wire. The black Tahitian round pearls provide an dramatic and elegant look. These are elegant and weighty "power pearl" earrings guaranteed to make a statement! These are not grandma's pearls. These are an expression of your individuality. And this pair of earrings will be made to order. The earrings hang 2". The pearls are approximately 8.5mm. The double-spiral is about 1" tall by 3/4" wide. And because of the way it is made, the spirals move, creating a different earring depending on movements. Because these spirals are on a solid wire - they will sway into your jaw - almost looking like they are floating. These earrings have a little weight - so that if you can't wear a heavier earring...
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Ammanii Key Earrings with Ankh Amulet in Vermeil Gold
By Ammanii
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
These Key earrings are masterfully handcrafted from sterling silver base with 18k yellow gold plating, in a satin finish with high grade hand set Cubic Zi...
Zircon, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Paco Rabanne earrings Haute Couture Winter 1995
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PACO RABANNE - Silvery metal clip-on earrings with black rubber and plastic pearls. Not signed prototype from fashion show. 1995-1996 Fall-Winter Haute Couture Collection. Condition...
Paco Rabanne Chainmail Drop Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in London, GB
CONDITION is Very good. Hardly any visible wear to the earrings is evident on this used Paco Rabanne designer resale item. This item comes with the original box and dust bag. De...
Paco Rabanne Chainmail Drop Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in London, GB
CONDITION is Very good. Hardly any visible wear to the earrings is evident on this used Paco Rabanne designer resale item. This item comes with the original box and dust bag. Deta...
Paco Rabanne Golden Metal Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Paco Rabanne - Golden metal earrings. Additional information: Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length: 6.5 cm Seller Reference: BO7
Paco Rabanne Earrings with Goldedn Celluloid Pastille
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Paco Rabanne - Silvery metal earrings made of silvery and goldedn celluloid pastilles. Additional information: Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length: 6 cm Seller Refere...
Paco Rabanne Earrings Made of Coat-of-Mail and Pink Rhinestones
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Paco Rabanne - Silvery metal earrings made of coat-of-mail and pink rhinestones. Additional information: Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length: 9 cm Seller Reference: BO29
Paco Rabanne Silvery Metal Clip-on Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Paco Rabanne - Silvery metal clip-on earrings with black enamel. Additional information: Condition: Good condition Dimensions: Length: 6.5 cm Seller Reference: BO50
Paco Rabanne Golden Metal Earrings with Pale Pink Stones
By Paco Rabanne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Paco Rabanne - Golden metal earrings with pale pink stones. Additional information: Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length: 10.5 cm Seller Reference: BO75
PACO RABANNE Vintage Massive Silver Tone Modernist Clip-On Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Nice, FR
PACO RABANNE vintage massive 3-dimensional modernist silver tone clip-on earrings. Embossed PACO RABANNE. Indicative measurements : approx. 3.9 cm x 3.9 cm (1.54 inches x 1.54 inch...
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W 1.23 in L 2.68 in
Paco Rabanne Paris Futuristic Metal Chainmail and Quartz Dangle Clip Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous Paco Rabanne Paris futuristic clip-on earrings. Features a silver-tone chainmail grid ornate with dangle transparent quartz chips. The clips are marked underside with the "P...
Quartz
Vintage PACO RABANNE Origami Textured Gilt Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage PACO RABANNE Origami Textured Gilt Earrings Measurements: Height: 1.57 inches (4 cm) Width: 1.29 inches (3.3 cm) Weight per Earring: 14 g...
Paco Rabanne Vintage Gold Toned Geometric Dangling Earrings
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Nice, FR
PACO RABANNE vintage gold toned geometric dangling earrings (clip-on). Marked PACO RABANNE Paris. Indicative measurements : max. height approx. 8.5 cm (3.35 inches) / max. width ap...