World fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies at 98



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The French Academy of Arts announced the death of French fashion designer Pierre Cardin. The designer, born to Italian immigrants and the internationally renowned businessman, died Tuesday morning at the American Hospital in Neuilly, west of the French capital, at the age of 98.

It is noteworthy that the Italian, born in 1922, Cardin is one of the most prominent international fashion designers, and the owner of the famous empire, which opened branches in many cities around the world. The activities of the late designer were not limited to the world of fashion, but expanded into other fields.

Cardin was known for his innovative style and space age designs. He prefers geometric shapes and motifs and often neglects the female form. She specialized in unisex fashions, sometimes experimental and not always practical. In 1954 a “bubble gown” was introduced and Pierre Cardin was appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in 1991.

On October 16, 2009, Pierre Cardin was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Cardin moved to Paris in 1945, and there he studied architecture and worked with Jean Paquin after the war, and worked with Elsa Schaparel until he became Christian Dior’s head of fashion in 1947, but was banned from working at Balenciaga, established his own fashion house in 1950. He began his career when he designed around 30 costumes for the “party of the century”, at a costume party at Palazzo Venezia Lips on September 3, 1951, organized by the owner of the palace Carlos from Pestigo, and also began designing haute couture in 1953.

Cardin was the first designer to move to Japan as a haute couture market when he traveled there in 1959.

Pierre Cardin with his designs
Pierre Cardin with his designs

Mid Pierre Cardin Models
Mid Pierre Cardin Models

Pierre Cardin
Pierre Cardin

The death of Pierre Cardin
The death of Pierre Cardin

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