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from fashion spaceman to fragrance king

Provocative Spanish fashion designer dies at age 88

Paco Rabanne’s creations ranged from Jane Fonda’s outfit in the 1968 sci-fi fantasy Barbarella to Lady Gaga’s outfit — made entirely of paper — for her 2011 MTV Music Awards appearance

PARIS: Nicknamed “Wacko Paco” in the 1960s for his often unwearable designs, Paco Rabanne, who died this week at age 88, became best-known in later years for his globally popular line of fragrances as well as his eccentric beliefs.

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