Frances Academy of Fine Arts says Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose Space Age style was among the iconic looks of 20th-century fashion, has passed away at 98.
A licensing maverick, Cardin’s name embossed myriad products from wristwatches to bedsheets, making his label among the worlds most famous.
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In the brands heyday in the 1970s and 80s, his products were sold at some 100,000 outlets worldwide, though that number dwindled dramatically in later decades.
A savvy businessman, Cardin used his fabulous wealth to snap up top-notch properties in Paris, including the Belle Epoque restaurant Maxims. He was inducted into the Fine Arts Academy in 1992.
The academy announced his death in a tweet Tuesday.
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