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Fashion designer Pierre Cardin buried in Paris

Fashion designer Pierre Cardin buried in Paris

PARIS – French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who died earlier this week at the age of 98, was laid to rest on Saturday in a private ceremony at Paris’ Montmartre Cemetery, his family told AFP.

In accordance with his wishes, Cardin was buried in a black coffin with a sword he had designed, the handle intertwined with a thimble, the eye of a needle and a spool of thread while the blade resembled a pair of scissors.

Famed for his futuristic designs, Cardin won renown in postwar Europe and turned his name into a money-spinning global brand.

He was laid to rest in a vault with his former companion and partner Andre Oliver, who died in 1993.

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French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, 97, is shown in this photo taken during a presentation of a collection made in partnership with Pierre Courtial, a young designer he trained himself at his Studio Pierre Cardin in Paris, France, February 27, 2020. Cardin was buried on Sat., Jan. 2, 2021 in Paris. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

Under a canopy of green canvas, Cardin’s favourite color, family and friends gathered before the burial for a blessing and tributes.

The couturier, who was born into a low-income family in northern Italy but became a France-based fashion superstar, died on Tuesday in a hospital in Neuilly in the west of Paris.

After setting up his own fashion label in 1950, he quickly established a name as an innovator, creating the now legendary bubble dress in 1954.

His 1964 “Space Age” collection remains a landmark in fashion history.

A memorial service will be held in Paris at the end of January.

Source: Agence France-Presse

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