French fashion designer

Pierre Cardin, who was hailed for his avant-garde styles in the 1960s and 70s, passed away at the age of 98 on Tuesday Pierre Cardin, who was born on July 7, 1922, in Venice, Italy, but raised in central France, moved to Paris in 1945, eventually working for Christian Dior who had just opened a business, Euro News reported. “A day of great sadness for our whole family, Pierre Cardin is no more. The great couturier that he was, crossed the century, leaving France and the world a unique artistic heritage in fashion“, Euro News quoted Cardin’s family statement.“Supreme consecration, he is finally the first couturier to enter the Academy of Fine Arts, making fashion recognized as an art in its own right. Today, this is evidenced by his academician’s sword, which he himself created and on which are engraved the symbols of his success,” his family added in the statement. THE PASSING OF "THE FATHER OF FASHION BRANDING" : PIERRE CARDIN.https://t.co/3Dlv6w0hbx— Gayle Anderson (@ktlagayle)…