Pierre Cardin is without a doubt one of the most influential French designers of the 20th century, but also an outstanding pioneer in the design of high fashion for men. Cardin, born Pietro Cardin, grew up in an upper-class family where his taste for luxurious things developed at an early age. His father, a wealthy French wine merchant, wished him to study architecture, but from childhood, he was interested in dressmaking. At only 17, Cardin moved to Vichy to become…
