Rabanne launched its first make-up line a year ago (August 2023), with the intension of disrupting the beauty industry in the same way Paco Rabanne disrupted fashion.
The 1966 debut of the Spanish designer’s ‘Twelve Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials’ collection sent shockwaves through the couture salons of Paris. As the legendary fashion editor Polly Mellen once said: ‘The first time I went to one of his shows, I remember saying: “What is going on here? I don't believe it! It’s so beautiful and so different! Gladiator dresses, a suit of armour, a warrior, the new male!''’
