French designer Pierre Cardin dies at 98

Paris, December 29

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Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose famous name embossed everything from wristwatches to bed sheets after his iconic space age styles shot him into the fashion stratosphere in the 1960s, has died, the French Academy of Fine Arts said Tuesday. He was 98.

A maverick, Cardin’s name went on thousands of products and in the brands heyday in the 1970s and 80s, while goods bearing his fancy cursive signature were sold at some 1 lakh outlets worldwide.

The Fine Arts Academy announced his death in a tweet Tuesday. He had been among its illustrious members since 1992. The academy did not give a cause of death or say where or when he had died. Obit: Back Page