Description
Amazing rare Paco Rabanne shoulder bag! chainmail-style bags composed of large white disc pailettes held together by silver - tone loops. The body of the bag is soft, and features a teardrop shaped convertible shoulder/cross body chain. This reissue is of the iconic piece, the "69" bag, which is considered one of the first "It" bags! Worn by celebrities (including Brigitte Bardot and Francoise Hardy), the 1969 Paco Rabanne disc bag, with its rigid materials and flexible form, defied fashion convention and became an icon of industrial, space age fashion design.-
Country of OriginFrance
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ConditionExcellent
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Materials & TechniquesChain Mail, Disc
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SizeCurrent U.S. Size
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