An eye-catching summer trend that's back from the 70s

Futurism and alien galactic fashion captivated the world more than half a century ago. Year after year, this one, then other designers created to visit the muses, as it were, who flew in spaceships from planets light-years away. These muses inspired the fishnet-like garments that are once again catching our attention this summer season.

In the 1960s, like graceful fish, designers entangled mannequins in nets made of metal and plastic discs - futuristic fantasy dresses that once decent women did not even dare to think about. And the Spanish fashion deigner Francisco Rabaneda y Cuervo managed to knit these nets, similar to space armor, the best. When the boy was only five, he had to flee the civil war raging in Spain with his mother, who then worked as a seamstress in the house of Christobal Balenciaga. They chose Paris, where Francisco became Paco Rabanne. The grown-up young man graduated from architecture studies and soon dived into the world of fashion, starting to create avant-garde style accessories.

After collaborating with haute couture houses for some time, in 1966 Mr. Rabanne presented his first collection called "Manifesto: 12 unworn dresses from modern materials". These were scandalous see-through dresses made of plates of metal and molded plastic connected by metal links. Unsurprisingly, Paco was fascinated by futurism and the world of space, as the great space conquests were taking place at the time, and other fashion names such as André Courrèges and Pierre Cardin were exploring this theme.

Mr Rabanne's innovative dresses were a great success. In 1967, the actresses in the film "Casino Royale" wore dresses designed by him with metallic glitter plates, in the same year, style icon Audrey Hepburn was adorned with a metallic dress, in 1968, in the cult film "Barbarella", the actress Jane Fonda showed off the metallic and plastic costumes designed by Paco, her futuristic dresses were irresistible and beautiful.

Mr Rabanne's net-like metallic dresses and accessories have become iconic pieces, and over the years, these garments have been seen not only on film sets, but also on the streets. To this day, the fashion house Paco Rabanne annually reinterprets dresses, suits, handbags, sandals and various decorations made of metal and plastic plates.

Futuristic nets and "lace" made an unexpected resurgence this year, when the Coachella festival, which more often referred to as a fashion event rather than a music event, welcomed many fashionistas decked out in metallic "nets". Clothes and accessories reminiscent of them have also attracted famous designers. The ensembles were made of interlocking crystals by the fashion house Maison Cleo, the french designer Simon Porte Jacquemus created a network effect by embroidering jackets with hanging plastic cubes and glass drops, and the net dresses and handbags were tied with colorful ropes by Chloé. A dress from the latest chain of fashion houses is not for everyonne, it costs almost 10 thousand euros, of course, for a similar amount you cna also buy unique vintage Paco Rabanne dresses. So, whether then or now, women weave themselves like goldfish in luxurious glittering nets, and designers only ask for one thing - that this admiration for fashion tangles continues for years to come.