This fashion house is taking home the gold in Paris.
Rabanne debuted what has been billed as the “world’s most expensive bag,” made from over 100 18-karat gold medals, at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday.
The unique handmade Nano bag from 1969 is worth €250,000, or nearly $280,000, and took 100 hours to create in collaboration with French jeweler Arthus Bertrand, according to Women’s Wear Daily.
“In a perfect fusion of our two houses, I immediately had the vision of the Rabanne lozenge twisted into a medallion,” Arthus Bertrand artistic director Camille Toupet said in a statement.
It is unclear if it will be for sale or if many have been made. The Post has reached out to Rabbane, now owned by Puig, for comment.
The metallic bag – debuted as part of the spring/summer 2025 collection – is a nod to the fashion house’s “most expensive dress”, created in 1968 for French singer Françoise Hardy, who died earlier this year.
In 1968, she wore the heavy medallion gown, which was made of 1,000 gold plates and 300 carats of diamonds, with a full security escort and an armored vehicle “like a precious treasure,” the creative director of Rabanne, Julien Dossena.
Paco Rabanne, who founded the house in 1966 and is widely regarded as an innovator of “space age fashion”, was known for his experimental designs with unconventional materials such as paper, plastic and metals, launching his atelier with a collection of a dozen. “unwearable dresses”.
At Wednesday night’s runway show – where rapper Cardi B sat front row and Gigi Hadid took the catwalk – the spring/summer 2025 collection incorporated the same play with unusual textiles into its accessories, with leather bags covered in clear, rigid plastic and coiled pumps. in the same transparent fabric.
Meanwhile, some pieces paid homage to the iconic metalwork with pieces made from gas panels, triangles or trim covered with metal studs.
In addition to the 1969 gold Nano, Rabanne also debuted two new bags for its Spring/Summer 2025 collection – a 1969 ceramic bag made up of ceramic discs from Astier de Villatte and a 1969 glass bag, made with Murino glass medallions from Venice. glazier Come. They will be available to order at the Paris Rabanne boutique.
“They were really incredible pieces to work with,” Dessona told WWD.
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