The world’s most expensive bag parades in Paris

Rabanne paraded the most expensive bag in the world. On the catwalk Spring-Summer 2025 from the brand directed by Julien Dossena, protagonist in these first days of Paris Fashion Week, the Parisian fashion week, a version of the much-loved nano bag 1969 of the brand made in 18-karat gold.

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There silhouette of this accessory, combined with a dress which is also very golden with a gold leaf effect and a pair of futuristic ankle boots in PVC, it is the unmistakable one that we are used to seeing in many color variations and sizes even if in a less precious and unique version of its kind than the one that appeared on the catwalk.

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Rabanne Spring-Summer 2025.

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It took about 10 minutes to make this model. 100 hours of work by a team of artisans and jewelers, a further element that contributes to adding prestige and uniqueness to the creation. It is natural to ask how much is it worth all this? The price making it the most expensive bag ever produced it seems to be around 250 thousand euros.

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Close-up on the record-breaking bag.

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Dossena’s choice to produce such a precious piece is intended as a tribute to the brand’s past, in particular to the famous dress created by Paco Rabanne himself for Françoise Hardy in 1968, still considered today the most expensive dress in the world. A mini dress record-breaking at the time, which Rabanne conceived for her by joining 1000 gold plates (about 9 kilos of sparkling gold) one attached to the other, decorating the ones on her chest with diamonds for a total of 300 carats.

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Françoise Hardy, in 1968, wearing the most expensive dress in the world made for her by Paco Rabanne.

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A suit which, in addition to having an exorbitant cost in terms of materials, is said to also reach the weight 38 kilos. A precious tribute to the history of the brand and to one of its greatest muses who passed away a few months ago.

Source: Vanity Fair

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