Fashion / ShowPaco Rabanne Womenswear A/W12Manish Arora does a volte face and concentrates on working Rabanne’s signature chainmail into tailoringShareLink copied ✔️March 7, 2012FashionShowPhotography Morgan O'Donovan Text Susie Lau Paco Rabanne Womenswear A/W12 Manish Arora seemed hell bent on addressing wearability in this follow up collection, as an extreme reaction to last season’s Phillip Treacy disc hats and paper foil human fans. He therefore took the Rabanne signature chainmail and worked it into weighted grey leather tailoring and panelled miniskirts and shift dresses where the metal links are spliced into the arms and used to weigh down hems. Overall it was disciplined in so much that metal hardware became a central way of embellishing contemporary clothes and Arora proved that the newly revived Paco Rabanne brand doesn’t need to just show clothes with complex theatrics It wasn’t all well mannered as the show descended into disco party mode with silver metal disc jumpsuits and dresses, monkey fur armed cocktail dresses that jangle with gold chain and black patent criss-crossed strips. Overall it was disciplined in so much that metal hardware became a central way of embellishing contemporary clothes and Arora proved that the newly revived Paco Rabanne brand doesn’t need to just show clothes with complex theatrics. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 30,000+ creatives from around the world.TrendingZalando’s new Access All Areas festival heads to Berlin, headlined by RAYEBlending music, fashion, beauty, and more, the two-day festival is a ‘love letter’ to the city that shaped Zalando FashionLife & CultureHelp! My boyfriend is dating a video game characterSalomonFashionJISOO conquers the elements in Salomon's winter campaignFashionSummer bummer: Mugler is feeling cheeky for SS27BeautyOK, we’ll bite: Why are people getting vampire teeth?Art & PhotographyLoving, lustful portraits from New York’s West VillageMusicIn pictures: Uganda’s most radical festival arrives in EuropeLife & CultureCarrying: The Substance meets Rosemary’s Baby in this trans body horrorLife & CultureThe fight for Jane Doe: Inside the Cornell student movementEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy