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Pierre Cardin, was born in 1922, near Venice, Italy, to French parents. He moved to Paris in 1945.

There he studied architecture and worked with Paquin after the war. Work with Schiaparelli followed until he became head of Dior's tailleure atelier in 1947, but was denied work at Balenciaga.

He founded his own house in 1950 and began with Haute Couture in 1953. He was known for his avant garde style, to be a space age designer. He prefers geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into unisex fashions, sometimes experimental, not always practical.

In 1959, he was expelled from the Chambre Syndicale for launching a ready to wear collection for the Printemps department store as the first couturier in Paris, but was soon reinstated. However, he resigned from the Chambre Syndicale in 1966 and now shows his collections in his own venue, the Espace Cardin (opened 1971) in Paris, formerly the The tre des Ambassadeurs, near the American Embassy. The Espace Cardin is also used to promote new artistic talents, like theater ensembles, musicians, etc.

Fashion Designer Pierre Cardin has an avant garde style. He likes geometric shapes and motifs, and often ignors the female form. He introduced the bubble dress in 1954. His unisex fashions were often experimental, and not always practical. His fellow designer, Andre Oliver, who joined him in 1971 and assumed responsibility for the haute couture collections in 1987, died in 1993.