Fashion / ShowPaco Rabanne Womenswear A/W12Manish Arora does a volte face and concentrates on working Rabanne’s signature chainmail into tailoringShareLink copied ✔️March 7, 2012FashionShowPhotographyMorgan O'DonovanTextSusie LauPaco 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 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREMoncler is coming for summer with its line of little puffs Nike Nike’s ‘wild card’ Team Kits are already in actionThis Dutch designer’s ‘gay fantasy’ is full of farmers, pirates and sailors Nike Airmaxxing with singer-songwriter Simone RuthRosalía is my religion: Sacred street style from Lux Tour BarcelonaOakley Oakley’s new collection was designed to weather the storm Nike Airmaxxing with multidisciplinary creative Jake EliasThe best fashion exhibitions to see for spring 2026All the best dressed stars at Coachella 2026 Nike Airmaxxing with New York designer Annie Lian PumaPUMA and Jil Sander keep it simple with the K-Street Labubu obituary: Rot in hell you ugly little freaksEscape 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