1970s Paco Rabanne Chain Mail Maxi Dress designer-hanae-mori During this time period India

During this time period India was a great fascination as it opened to the Western world and you saw pieces made for he Western market made of these fine and beautiful silks

Unlined and both pieces slip on

There where two tiny heel holes near the bottom hem and I had a stitch put into each to secure

It is picked up heavily around the cuffs of the sleeves and the design trails down each side and around the bottom

1970s Paco Rabanne Chain Mail Maxi Dress designer-hanae-mori During this time period IndiaEarly Rabanne pieces are so rare to find and I have three spectacular example of his work in the shop today. This one is a stunning plasticized aluminum chain mail dress in gold with the signature green backing that this particular range of dresses were known for. They were made for a season by Softwear for Baumann AG in Switzerland. The same company that produced the large panel of this that Rabanne used for curtains and room dividers for his home