The legendary French fashion designer and licensing man Pierre Cardin died at the age of 98.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the Cardin name was featured on thousands of products, including watches and sheets, and was sold to more than 100,000 stores worldwide.
Cardin was known for popularizing the Space Age style that became commonplace in the 1960s.
The French Academy of Fine Arts announced Cardin’s death in a tweet on Tuesday. He did not specify when the designer died or the cause of his death.
“Fashion is always ridiculous, seen before or after. But right now, it’s wonderful, “Cardin said in a 1970 interview with French television.
With André Courrèges and Paco Rabanne, Cardin specialized in “sharp shapes” and graphic designs since the 1950s. He was known for spandex dresses with plastic hoops, bubble dresses and bowler hats that covered the entire head of a model.
However, the look of the brand has remained largely unchanged over the years, causing sales to decline.
Born in Italy in 1922, Cardin moved to France as a child and became an apprentice tailor at the age of 14.
He worked as an assistant in Casa Paquin and also worked with Jean Cocteau, Elsa Schiaparelli and Christian Dior.
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