Iconic French designer Pierre Cardin, who was hailed for his avant-garde styles in the 1960s and 70s, has died at the age of 98, according to the French Academy of Fine Arts. Le Secrétaire perpétuel, Laurent Petitgirard, et les membres de l’Académie des beaux-arts ont la très grande tristesse d’annoncer la disparition de leur confrère Pierre Cardin. According to his official website, “Pierre Cardin’s world is made from multiple things, it is protean as well as avant-guardist. Fashion, accessories, jewelry, fragrances, furniture, theater costumes, tableware, and even Maxim’s restaurants…such is the innovating world of Pierre Cardin’s brand. Cardin said he still rated originality above anything else.”I’ve always tried to be different, to be myself,” Cardin had told Reuters.

Source: Indian Express December 29, 2020 12:56 UTC