Legendary French fashion designer and licensee Pierre Cardin has passed away at the age of 98.
During the 1970s and 1980s, the Cardin name was embossed on thousands of products, including watches and bed sheets, and sold in more than 100,000 stores around the world.
Cardin was known for popularizing the Space Age style that became common in the 1960s.
The French Academy of Fine Arts announced Cardin’s death in a tweet on Tuesday. It did not mention when the designer died or his cause of death.
“Fashion is always ridiculous, seen from before or after. But right now it’s great, ‘Cardin said in a 1970 interview with French television.
With André Courrèges and Paco Rabanne, Cardin specialized in “sharp shapes” and graphic patterns since the 1950s. He was known for spandex dresses with plastic hoops, polka dot dresses and bucket hats that covered a model’s entire head.
However, the appearance of the brand remained largely unchanged over the years, causing sales to decline.
Born in Italy in 1922, Cardin moved to France during his childhood and became a tailor apprentice at the age of 14.
He worked as an assistant at the House of Paquin and also collaborated with Jean Cocteau, Elsa Schiaparelli and Christian Dior.
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