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The Spanish-born, Paris-based artist was best known for his fragrances and for dresses that incorporated materials like metal and plastic. When he was five years old, the family moved to France. After settling in Paris, Rabanne studied architecture at the prestigious Beaux-Arts de Paris and quickly entered the world of fashion because his mother had worked at the Balenciaga fashion studio back in San Sebastián, Spain.
El País: Pace-setting designer Paco Rabanne dies at 88
