Obituary
Pierre Cardin, Designer Who Turned Name Into Brand, Dies at 98
- Besides fashion, he sold eyeglasses, furniture, coffee pots
- The Beatles made his collarless jackets famous in the 1960s
Photographer: Jean-Claude Francolon/Gamma/Getty Images
Pierre Cardin, the Parisian designer who forever changed fashion when he broke with French couture houses and offered ready-to-wear clothing in department stores, ultimately transforming his name into a diversified global brand, has died. He was 98.
The Agence France-Presse reported the news, citing his family. France’s Academy of Fine Arts confirmed the news in a tweet.