For the Canadian Minister of Transport from 1940 to 1942, see
Pierre Cardin (politician). Pierre Cardin is a
fashion designer, who 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
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. 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.
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