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French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98: Family

AFP , Tuesday 29 Dec 2020

Cardin who was born in Italy in 1922 but emigrated to France as a small child, died in a hospital in Neuilly in the west of Paris, his family said

Pierre Cardin
FILE PHOTO: This file photo taken on June 27, 2019 shows French designer Pierre Cardin posing in his store (Boutique Pierre Cardin), in Paris. (Photo: AFP)

French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, hailed for his visionary creations but also for bringing stylish clothes to the masses, died Tuesday aged 98, his family told AFP.

Cardin who was born in Italy in 1922 but emigrated to France as a small child, died in a hospital in Neuilly in the west of Paris, his family said.

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