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This is the first authorized monograph on Pierre Cardin (b. 1922). Visionary fashion designer and licensing pioneer, Cardin began his career apprenticed to Elsa Schiaparelli and Christian Dior. He quickly launched his own haute couture line, in 1954, followed rapidly by the first women's and men's prêt-à-porter (ready-to-wear) collections from a couture designer. Since the 1960s, Cardin's cutting-edge, futuristic designs have continually broken new ground and established exciting new trends. And he invented the business of fashion as we know it today, with international brand licensing across a variety of products and media. Pierre Cardin himself made his ambition clear: "I wanted my name to become a brand and not just a label."
Cardin brought high fashion to the street; he invented the bubble dress and launched the use of cartridge pleating, bright clear colors, as well as vinyl, plastics, metal rings, and oversize buttons. Pierre Cardin has also designed accessories, furniture, and cosmetics. There are now more than 900 licenses in over 140 countries, employing more than 200,000 people under the Pierre Cardin trademark.
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Elisabeth Längle has published several books on fashion and has known Pierre Cardin personally for over 25 years.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near fine to fine condition. First American edition. Quarto. 207 (1)pp. Original black cloth with silver lettering on cover and spine, in original photo-illustrated dustjacket in color, black lettering on spine. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Frontispiece photograph. "Pierre Cardin has been at the epicenter of fashion for well over sixty years. He began his career by making costumes for Jean Cockteau's legendary production of 'Beauty and the Beast.' After apprenticing to Jeanne Paquin and Elsa Schiaparelli, Cardin played a major part in the development of the New Look at Christian Dior, then started his own house where he created the Beatles' iconic collarless suits and outfitted all of the actors in 'The Avengers' television series. Cardin explored fashion through a restless pop sensibility that manifested in the geometric shapes, form fitting tailoring, and 'space age' materials (vinyl, silver fabrics, and large zippers) that became the trademark of the 1960s guaranteeing Cardin's central position in fashion history." (Publisher). Stunning production documenting the career of one of the ultimate fashion icons of our time, illustrated with breathtaking color and b/w photographs by Yoshi Takata and Sergio Altieri. Contains biography of Pierre Cardin (19222005), Cardin passed away in 2020, and a guide to illustrations: fashion, accessories and utilitarian sculptures with thumbnail color and b/w photographs at rear. Dustjacket with minor wear along edges. Binding and interior in fine condition. Seller Inventory # 48125
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Pierre Cardin. Fifty Years of Fashion and Design
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Hardcover. Condition: New in publisher's shrink wrap. First American edition. Quarto. 207 (1)pp. Original black cloth with silver lettering on cover and spine, in original photo-illustrated dustjacket in color, black lettering on spine. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Frontispiece photograph. "Pierre Cardin has been at the epicenter of fashion for well over sixty years. He began his career by making costumes for Jean Cockteau's legendary production of 'Beauty and the Beast.' After apprenticing to Jeanne Paquin and Elsa Schiaparelli, Cardin played a major part in the development of the New Look at Christian Dior, then started his own house where he created the Beatles' iconic collarless suits and outfitted all of the actors in 'The Avengers' television series. Cardin explored fashion through a restless pop sensibility that manifested in the geometric shapes, form fitting tailoring, and 'space age' materials (vinyl, silver fabrics, and large zippers) that became the trademark of the 1960s guaranteeing Cardin's central position in fashion history." (Publisher). Stunning production documenting the career of one of the ultimate fashion icons of our time, illustrated with breathtaking color and b/w photographs by Yoshi Takata and Sergio Altieri. Contains biography of Pierre Cardin (19222005), Cardin passed away in 2020, and a guide to illustrations: fashion, accessories and utilitarian sculptures with thumbnail color and b/w photographs at rear. Seller Inventory # 48508