On February 1, the first collection-manifesto is presented at the Georges V Hotel in Paris: twelve unbearable dresses made of Rhodoïd discs and plates.

“(…) My first collection coincided with the birth and flourishing of the Women’s Liberation Movement, (,,,) Dressing women in metal and covering them with coats of mail was, in a way, to make them become the new Joan of Arc, Amazon women, warriors who opposed macho, sexist cowardice”.

From then on, he founded his empire in the fashion world, from haute couture, dressmaking and perfumes to decorative elements, under the name of Paco Rabanne.