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PACO RABANNE Mini-robe, Printemps-Eté 1969 A fine mini-dress, Spring-Summer 1969 Formed from stripes of grey, white and blue plastic and metal discs with metal chain links, halter-neck collar formed from layers of discs with additional facetted blue and topaz coloured beads, bust 71 cm. Provenance : Robe acquise directement auprès de Paco Rabanne dans son bureau privé, rue du Cherche-Midi à Paris, par Maurice Debeaupte, son épouse et une jeune femme, à la suite de la présentation et de l'essayage de plusieurs modèles. L'achat des deux robes a été financé par l'Union des Bijoutiers Normands, afin qu'elles puissent être portées lors d'un événement organisé au Parc des Expositions de Caen, où les deux jeunes femmes étaient chargées d'accueillir le public. Documentée par quatre photographies originales d'époque, dont certaines montrent la propriétaire portant la robe lors de l'événement, sur le stand de l'Union des Bijoutiers Normands. Dress acquired directly from Paco Rabanne at his private office on Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris by Maurice Debeaupte, his wife, and a young woman, following the presentation and fitting of several designs. The purchase of the two dresses was funded by the Union des Bijoutiers Normands, so that they could be worn at an event held at the Caen Exhibition Centre, where the two young women were responsible for welcoming the public. The provenance is documented by four original period photographs, some of which show the owner wearing the dress at the event, at the Union des Bijoutiers Normands' stand. An identical dress worn with a hood was shown on the runway of the Spring-Summer 1969 collection.
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