Paco Rabanne emerged light years away from the fashion establishment of his time.

He applied his talent to redefining the legacies he considered ill-adapted to the age, offering fashion as an instrument of individuality, not a mark of social class.

Clothing could dress the mind or body.

His approach to fragrance reflects these tenets: "I believe it is very important that fashion and fragrance be coherent with the times. My designs are for modern women, active women, and the women of the sun."