The French designer Pierre Cardin has died aged 97. Seen here at his 2009 spring / summer fashion show in October 2008. Reuters
Models walk along the Great Wall of China during the Pierre Cardin China Legend 40th Anniversary Fashion Show on September 20, 2018. AFP
French Designer Pierre Cardin has died aged 98. Shown here in 1965. He opened his own fashion house in 1953. Getty Images
Models walk the finale of the Pierre Cardin Fashion Show 2012 at the Water Cube in Beijing in April 2012. AFP
A Pierre Cardin sheath dress in navy blue crepe with plunging neckline dramatised by a single white camellia is worn with a schoolgirl style beret. Getty Images
Models show off three Cardin designs for the uniform of British nurses, October 1970. The designs were never used. Getty Images
Pierre Cardin presented a special collection at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul on June 21, 2006. AFP
A runway show to mark 70 years of the career of Pierre Cardin at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris in September 2020. AFP
Pierre Cardin pictured on September 21, 2020, wearing a protective face mask at a screening dedicated to his 70 years of career at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. AFP
Paris couturier Pierre Cardin with pieces from his spring / summer 1985 ready-to-wear collection pose in Paris. AP
Pierre Cardin at the inauguration of the Pierre Cardin Museum in Paris, in 2014. AP
Pierre Cardin surrounded by models's hands, in 1969. AP
Pierre Cardin at the inauguration of the Pierre Cardin Museum in Paris, November 2014. AP
A model wears a spring / summer 2009 design by Pierre Cardin. The show took place at his villa in Theoule sur Mer in France, called Palais Bulles (House of Bubbles) on October 6, 2008. AP
French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died. Seen here in Paris in 1957. AFP
Two sleeveless belted dresses by Pierre Cardin at a fashion show, 1967. They are worn with helmet-style hats. Getty Images
At Moscow Fashion Week March 2016, a model wears a hooped dress by Pierre Cardin. AP
Long dresses by Pierre Cardin in April 1969. Getty Images
Elizabeth Taylor in a headdress of silver spikes speaks with Pierre Cardin who is wearing an aluminium gas mask. Getty Images
Pierre Cardin (right) stands with a model wearing his new collection, February 1966. Getty Images
A male model wearing suit by Pierre Cardin, in France in March 1968. Getty Images
A tunic day dress with a split skirt by Pierre Cardin, in January 1971. Getty Images
A tweed suit by Pierre Cardin for his first womenswear collection. The three-quarter length jacket, which has a draped back, is worn over a knee-length pencil slim skirt. Getty Images
The French designer Pierre Cardin has died aged 97. Seen here at his 2009 spring / summer fashion show in October 2008. Reuters
Models walk along the Great Wall of China during the Pierre Cardin China Legend 40th Anniversary Fashion Show on September 20, 2018. AFP
French Designer Pierre Cardin has died aged 98. Shown here in 1965. He opened his own fashion house in 1953. Getty Images
Models walk the finale of the Pierre Cardin Fashion Show 2012 at the Water Cube in Beijing in April 2012. AFP
A Pierre Cardin sheath dress in navy blue crepe with plunging neckline dramatised by a single white camellia is worn with a schoolgirl style beret. Getty Images
Models show off three Cardin designs for the uniform of British nurses, October 1970. The designs were never used. Getty Images
Pierre Cardin presented a special collection at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul on June 21, 2006. AFP
A runway show to mark 70 years of the career of Pierre Cardin at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris in September 2020. AFP
Pierre Cardin pictured on September 21, 2020, wearing a protective face mask at a screening dedicated to his 70 years of career at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. AFP
Paris couturier Pierre Cardin with pieces from his spring / summer 1985 ready-to-wear collection pose in Paris. AP
Pierre Cardin at the inauguration of the Pierre Cardin Museum in Paris, in 2014. AP
Pierre Cardin surrounded by models's hands, in 1969. AP
Pierre Cardin at the inauguration of the Pierre Cardin Museum in Paris, November 2014. AP
A model wears a spring / summer 2009 design by Pierre Cardin. The show took place at his villa in Theoule sur Mer in France, called Palais Bulles (House of Bubbles) on October 6, 2008. AP
French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died. Seen here in Paris in 1957. AFP
Two sleeveless belted dresses by Pierre Cardin at a fashion show, 1967. They are worn with helmet-style hats. Getty Images
At Moscow Fashion Week March 2016, a model wears a hooped dress by Pierre Cardin. AP
Long dresses by Pierre Cardin in April 1969. Getty Images
Elizabeth Taylor in a headdress of silver spikes speaks with Pierre Cardin who is wearing an aluminium gas mask. Getty Images
Pierre Cardin (right) stands with a model wearing his new collection, February 1966. Getty Images
A male model wearing suit by Pierre Cardin, in France in March 1968. Getty Images
A tunic day dress with a split skirt by Pierre Cardin, in January 1971. Getty Images
A tweed suit by Pierre Cardin for his first womenswear collection. The three-quarter length jacket, which has a draped back, is worn over a knee-length pencil slim skirt. Getty Images
The French designer Pierre Cardin has died aged 97. Seen here at his 2009 spring / summer fashion show in October 2008. Reuters
