French designer Paco Rabanne’s house robbed after his death

Thieves broke into the home of Spanish designer Paco Rabanne, who died on Friday at the age of 88 at his residence in a coastal town in western France, authorities said Tuesday.

“The robbery occurred in the early hours of Sunday in Ploudalmézeau. The damage was minor and there were no arrests.”, the gendarmerie told AFP, confirming information from the local media Télégramme.

The house of this seamstress, known for his introduction of metal into fashion and breaks in style and materials, was located near the coast, not far from other residences.

“The thieves thought there was a lot of valuables inside. (…) Whether it’s Paco Rabanne or someone else, it’s very shocking to go rob someone who has just died”, Marguerite Lamour, the mayor of this town of about 6,000 inhabitants, told AFP.

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The designer was born in 1934 in Pasajes (northern Spain), the son of a seamstress for the legendary couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga. In 1939, the family sought refuge in France. Three years earlier, Franco’s troops shot his father during the civil war.

The seamstress became famous in France, including television appearances in which he released famous statements, such as when he assured in 1999 that Paris was going to be destroyed by the fall of the Mir space station.

Although she lost relevance after the purchase of her house in 1986 by the Puig firm, she still achieved coups, as in 2011, when Lady Gaga presented a spectacular moon-shaped dress at an MTV gala.

Source: AFP