In 1939 the family went into exile in France, where he studied architecture at the Ecole Nationale Superior des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition, he does different jobs designing plugins for Balenciaga, Givenchy and Dior.
The self-taught designer burst onto the Parisian haute couture scene in the early 1960s with a collection of 12 experimental metallic no-wear dresses.
His designs soon became the favorites of the stars and models of the time, such as the French Anouk Aimée, Françoise Hardy, Brigitte Bardot and the British Twiggy.
He soon connected with the world of cinema, designing the iconic costumes for Jane Fonda in the cult movie Barbarella by Roger Vadim from 1968, which is still on display at MoMA in New York.
Other film credits include The Last Adventure of Roberto Enrico and Joël Le Moigné’s Les Ponyettes.
A benchmark in perfumery
At the end of the 60s, he launched his first perfume and in this area he became strong with a wide range of products for men and women as recipients, since his fragrance brands became a symbol of innovation and freshness.
In 2010, he received the National Fashion Design Award for “being the most universal Spanish fashion designer alive; for his innovation and his contribution to all areas of 20th century culture, creating a new concept that escapes any conventional classification to the convert fashion into a plastic expression of its time”.
He was also named an Officer of the Legion of Honor and the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts.
Source: Ambito
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