Pierre Cardin dress, 1967

Pierre Cardin is a fashion designer, who was born on July 7, 1922, near Venice, Italy. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Zenson di Piave is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 30 km northeast Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Fashion design is the Applied art dedicated to Clothing and lifestyle Accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Cardin was known for his avant-garde style and his space age designs. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard The Space Age is a contemporary period encompassing the activities related to the Space Race, Space exploration, space technology and the cultural developments He prefers geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. Geometry ( Greek γεωμετρία; geo = earth metria = measure is a part of Mathematics concerned with questions of size shape and relative position He advanced into unisex fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical. Unisex refers to things that are suitable for both sexes but can also be another term for Gender-blindness. He introduced the "bubble dress" in 1954.

Career

He moved to Paris in 1945. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar There, he studied architecture and worked with Jeanne Paquin after the war. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Jeanne Paquin (1869 - 1936 was a French Fashion designer, known for her resolutely modern and innovative designs World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Work with Elsa Schiaparelli followed until he became head of Christian Dior's tailleure atelier in 1947, but was denied work at Balenciaga. Elsa Schiaparelli (10 September 1890 – 13 November 1973 was an influential Italian Fashion designer. Christian Dior ( January 21, 1905 &ndash October 23, 1957) was an influential French Fashion designer, best known as the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Balenciaga is a fashion house founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga, a Spanish designer, born in the Basque Country. He founded his own house in 1950 and began with haute couture in 1953. Haute couture ( French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking" oːt kuˈtyʁ refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted fashions

Cardin was the first couturier to turn to Japan as a high fashion market when he travelled there in 1959. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Fashion design is the Applied art dedicated to Clothing and lifestyle Accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time

In 1959, he was expelled from the Chambre Syndicale for launching a ready-to-wear collection for the Printemps department store as the first couturier in Paris, but was soon reinstated. "Prêt-à-Porter" redirects here For the movie Prêt-à-Porter (English title Ready to Wear) see Prêt-à-Porter (film. Printemps (meaning "spring" in French) is a French Department store (or a grand magasin, literally "big store" A couturier is a person involved in the clothing fashion industry who makes original garments to order for private clients However, he resigned from the Chambre Syndicale in 1966 and now shows his collections in his own venue, the Espace Cardin (opened 1971) in Paris, formerly the Théâtre des Ambassadeurs, near the American Embassy. Benjamin Franklin established the first overseas mission of the United States in Paris in 1779 The Espace Cardin is also used to promote new artistic talents, like theater ensembles, musicians and others.

Cardin expanded into other markets that included a contract with American Motors (AMC) following the success of the Aldo Gucci designed Hornet Sportabout station wagon interiors. American Motors Corporation (AMC was an American automobile company formed on January 14 1954 by the merger of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci, is an Italian iconic fashion and Leather goods label The AMC Hornet is a compact Automobile made by the American Motors Corporation (AMC beginning with the 1970 model year and continuing through the 1977 model The automaker incorporated Cardin's daring and outlandish design for an interior available on the 1972 and 1973 AMC Javelins. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles 1968&ndash1969 The Javelin was a production version of one of the AMX prototypes shown around the USA during the 1966 AMX project tour A total of 4,152 cars received a bold mirrored multi-colored pleated stripe pattern in tones of Chinese red, plum, white, and silver set against a black background. This was one of the first few American cars to offer a special trim package created by a famous fashion designer. The Cardin Javelins also came with the designer's emblems on the front fenders and had a limited selection of exterior colors to coordinate with the special interiors. ^[1]

His fellow designer, Andrè Oliver, who joined him in 1971 and assumed responsibility for the haute couture collections in 1987, died in 1993.

Cardin was a member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture et du Prêt-à-Porter and of the Maison du Haute Couture from 1953 to 1993. The Fédération française de la couture du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode (French Federation of Fashion and of Ready-to-Wear of Couturiers and Fashion Designers Like many other designers today, Cardin decided in 1994 to show his collection only to a small circle of selected clients and journalists.

Other interests

He purchased Maxim's restaurants in 1981 and soon opened branches in New York, London, and Beijing (1983). Maxim's is the name of a Restaurant in Paris, France, located on the Rue Royale. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A chain of Maxim's Hotels are now included in the assets. Maxim's is the name of a Restaurant in Paris, France, located on the Rue Royale. Cardin has also licenced a wide range of food products under that name.

Cardin owns the ruins of the castle in Lacoste, Vaucluse that was formerly inhabited by the Marquis de Sade. Lacoste is a small medieval town and commune in the Provence in Southern France. Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Marquis de Sade ( June 2, 1740 – December 2, 1814) ( was a French aristocrat He has partially renovated the site and regularly organizes theatre festivals there.

In 2003, Cardin invited the award-winning Chechen children's dance ensemble Lovzar to dance in his musical show "Tristan and Isolde", which recently performed in Moscow. Lovzar ( fun in Chechen language) is a Chechen children's dance ensemble that has conducted worldwide tours and has been an important face of Chechen culture to the

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External links

• Pierre Cardin official website
• Pierre Cardin - Biography
• Sewing patterns by Pierre Cardin
• Interactive timeline of couture houses and couturier biographies. Victoria and Albert Museum. The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design housing a permanent collection