1967: Model in semi-transparent dress. Outfit show from Paco Rabanne's spring/summer collection. Photo: UPI PHOTO/Getty Images
1969 Brigitte Bardot, the biggest French star at the time, in a creation by Rabanne. Photo Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Perfectly shapely songstress Francoise Hardy (second left) became a fan of plastic armour - pictured here in 1968 in the company of Paco Rabanne (first left), Salvador Dali (third left) and Amanda Lear. Photo by REPORTERS ASSOCIES/Gamma-Rapho via Getty
The Rabanne name was made most famous by Jane Fonda as Barbarella (1968). Photo: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
Paco Rabanne on the set of the 1967 film 'Casino Royale'. The designer, along with Julie Harris, were the costume creators. Photo by Doreen Spooner/Mirrorpix/Getty Images
The silver armour worn by model Jackie Bowyer was the centrepiece for the opening of a jewellery shop in London in 1967. Photo by Peter King/Fox Photos/Getty Images