New Delhi, Dec 29 : Veteran couturier Pierre Cardin passed away in a hospital in Neuilly in the west of Paris on Tuesday at the age of 98. The French
The French designer was celebrated for being a forerunner in his field and for revolutionizing the business of fashion to how we know it today. Not only was Cardin the first designer in the 1950s to retail his collections in department stores, but he was also the first to diversify his brand and capitalise on the brand name by selling everything from perfumes, accessories, pens to even cars and food. The visionary has been quoted stating, “The clothes I prefer are the garments that I invent for a lifestyle that does not yet exist—the world of tomorrow.
