Photos: Remembering fashion designer Pierre Cardin, 1922-2020
French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died at age 98. Here's a look at his life and pioneering career in photos.
In this file photo dated Nov. 13, 2014, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin poses backdropped by some of his designs during the inauguration of the Pierre Cardin Museum in Paris, France. France's Academy of Fine Arts said Tuesday Dec. 29, 2020, that Cardin has died aged 98. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
In this May 3, 2005 file photo, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin presents his exhibition "Design and Fashion 1950- 2005" at the academy for arts in Vienna, Austria. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
In this Nov. 30, 2016, file photo, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin acknowledges applause after a show to mark 70 years of his creations, in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
In this Oct. 30, 1975, file photo, French designer Pierre Cardin poses in the dressing room at Hotel Pierre in New York. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine)
In this March 19, 1979, file photo, Pierre Cardin, famed French designer, holds a press conference on his return to China. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
In this May 19, 1979, file photo, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin and escort arrive at the Cannes Festival Palace to see "Apocalyplse Now" in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Jacques Levy, File)
In this Sept. 24, 1984, file photo, Paris couturier Pierre Cardin and models wearing ensembles from the summer 1985 ready-to-wear Cardin collection pose in Paris. (AP Photo/Alexis Duclos, File)
In this Oct. 6, 2008, file photo, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin poses before the presentation of his entire Spring-Summer 2009 and Autumn-Winter 2009 collections at his villa in Theoule sur Mer, southern France. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
In this Sept. 29, 2010, file photo, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin acknowledges applause after his ready to wear spring/summer 2011 collection presented in Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
In this Nov. 13, 2014, file photo, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin poses with dresses behind during the inauguration of the Pierre Cardin Museum in Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
In this April 10, 2014 file photo, French designer Pierre Cardin listens media questions at the Milan Design Fair, in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
In this Nov. 30, 2016, file photo, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin acknowledges applause after a show to mark 70 years of his creations, in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
In this Sept. 19, 1969, file photo, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin's face is framed by 10 hands of models like a sculptor of goddess Siva ornamented with a collection of rings designed by Cardin from his latest jewelery collection, in Paris, France. (AP Photo, File)
In this July 4, 2006, file photo, a woman looks at a creation by French designer Pierre Cardin as part of his Spring-Summer 2007 fashion collection in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
In this Oct.6, 2008, file photo, a model wears a creation by French fashion designer Pierre Cardin during the presentation of his entire Spring-Summer 2009 and Autumn-Winter 2009 collections at his villa in Theoule sur Mer, southern France. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
In this Oct.6, 2008, file photo, a model wears a creation by French fashion designer Pierre Cardin during the presentation of his entire Spring-Summer 2009 and Autumn-Winter 2009 collections at his villa in Theoule sur Mer, southern France. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
In this Oct. 6, 2008, file photo, a model wears a creation by French fashion designer Pierre Cardin during the presentation of his entire Spring-Summer 2009 and Autumn-Winter 2009 collections at his villa in Theoule sur Mer, southern France. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
In this Nov. 30, 2016, file photo, a model wears a creation during a show to mark 70 years of creation by French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
In this March 22, 2016, file photo, a model displays a creation by French fashion designer Pierre Cardin during Moscow Fashion Week, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
In this March 22, 2016, file photo, a model displays a creation by French fashion designer Pierre Cardin during Moscow Fashion Week, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
In this Sept. 13, 1960, file photo, Parisian designer Pierre Cardin, with one of his models, shows the new uniform he created for the hostesses of French television in Paris. (AP Photo/Pierre Godot)
In this May 26, 1965, file photo, French actress Jeanne Moreau was welcomed by friend Pierre Cardin on her arrival at Orly airport in Paris. (AP Photo/Pierre Godot, File)
In this Sept. 7, 1967, file photo, Italy's Gina Lollobrigida and French designer Pierre Cardin arrive at the Venice airport to attend the Venice International Film Festival. (AP Photo)
Fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who died Tuesday at 98, had an inventive artistic sensibility tempered by business sense. Take a look at his life in photos.