Spanish fashion and fragrance company Puig has announced that Spanish fashion designer, Paco Rabanne, has passed away. The collaboration between the designer and the beauty and fashion company started in the late 1960s when Antonio and Mariano Puig, members of the second generation of the Puig family visited Mr Rabanne at his offices near the Folies Bergère, in Paris and sealed a trustful and durable alliance. Mr Rabanne has played an important part in the history of Puig and has contributed to the company’s early and recent successes. As a revolutionary designer, he has marked generations with his radical vision of fashion and his legacy will live on.

“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Paco Rabanne. The history of Puig and Paco Rabanne began in the late 1960s with the launch of Calandre, the perfume created soon after the designer released ‘12 Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials.’ A major personality in fashion, his was a daring, revolutionary and provocative vision, conveyed through a unique aesthetic. He will remain an important source of inspiration for the Puig fashion and fragrance teams, who continuously work together to express Mr Paco Rabanne’s radically modern codes. I extend my sincere condolences to his family and to those who have known him,” stated Marc Puig, Chairman and CEO.