Pierre Cardin
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| - | '''Pierre Cardin''' is a [[fashion designer]]. He was born on [[July 7]], [[1922]], near [[Venice]], [[Italy]], to French parents. He moved to [[Paris]] in [[1945]]. There he studied [[architecture]] and worked with [[Paquin]] after the war. Work with [[Elsa Schiaparelli|Schiaparelli]] followed until he became head of [[Christian Dior]]'s tailleure atelier in [[1947]], but was denied work at [[Balenciaga]]. He founded his own house in 1950 and began with [[haute couture]] in 1953. | + | '''Pierre Cardin''' (2 July 1922 – 29 December 2020) was a [[French-Italian]] [[fashion designer]]. He is known for what were his [[avant-garde]] style and [[Space Age]] designs. He preferred [[geometry|geometric]] shapes and motifs, often ignoring the [[female form]]. He advanced into [[unisex]] fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical. He founded his fashion house in 1950 and introduced the "[[bubble dress]]" in 1954. |
| - | Cardin was known for his [[avant-garde]] style and his [[space age]] designs. He prefers [[geometric]] shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into [[unisex]] fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical. He introduced the "[[bubble dress]]" in 1954. | + | |
| - | Cardin was the first couturier to turn to [[Japan]] as a [[high fashion]] market when he travelled there in 1959. | + | A bubble skirt, also called tulip skirt or balloon skirt, is a voluminous skirt whose hem is tucked back under to create a “bubble effect” at the bottom. Popular in the 1950s. |
| - | 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. 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]]. The Espace Cardin is also used to promote new artistic talents, like theater ensembles, musicians, etc. | + | His career was solidified at the 1951 [[Bal oriental]]. |
| - | His fellow designer, [[Andrè Oliver]], who joined him in 1971 and assumed responsibility for the haute couture collections in 1987, died in 1993. | + | Cardin also owned the [[Palais Bulles]]. |
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| - | 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. | + | |
| - | Like many other designers today, Cardin decided in 1994 to show his collection only to a small circle of selected clients and journalists. | + | |
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| - | He purchased [[Maxim's Paris|Maxim's restaurants]] in 1981 and soon opened branches in [[New York]], [[London]], and [[Beijing]] (1983). A chain of [[Maxim's Paris|Maxim's Hotels]] are now included in the assets. Cardin has also licenced a wide range of food products under that name. | + | |
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| - | Cardin owns the ruins of the [[Château de Lacoste]] that was formerly inhabitated by the [[Marquis de Sade]]. He has partially renovated the site and regularly organizes theatre festivals there. | + | |
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| - | 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. | + | |
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| - | He is also mentioned in a Jonathan Richman song called "Everyday Clothes". | + | |
| + | Apparently Cardin was mostly [[gay]], but in the 1960s he had a four-year affair with actress [[Jeanne Moreau]]. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[1960s in fashion ]] | ||
| + | *[[Cosmos Collection]] | ||
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"In 2001, Pierre Cardin purchased the ruins of the Château de Lacoste that was was formerly owned and inhabited by the Marquis de Sade; he partially renovated the site and held music and dance festivals there"--Sholem Stein
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Pierre Cardin (2 July 1922 – 29 December 2020) was a French-Italian fashion designer. He is known for what were his avant-garde style and Space Age designs. He preferred geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into unisex fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical. He founded his fashion house in 1950 and introduced the "bubble dress" in 1954.
A bubble skirt, also called tulip skirt or balloon skirt, is a voluminous skirt whose hem is tucked back under to create a “bubble effect” at the bottom. Popular in the 1950s.
His career was solidified at the 1951 Bal oriental.
Cardin also owned the Palais Bulles.
Apparently Cardin was mostly gay, but in the 1960s he had a four-year affair with actress Jeanne Moreau.
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