1950s-1980s Pierre Cardin

[Estella*]

the black one is great! thanks for sharing, baizilla!

 

[Baizilla]

you are welcome

 

[Alejandro]

im in love with the pics in this thread

 

[.francesca]

"space age" clothing design has always been, and continues to be, my favorite of all fashion aesthetics...my heart just beats so fast for it! i love the enormous necklines, the buttons, the shapes..everything.

these pictures are lovely! i believe one of my favorite contempory designers, rebecca turbow, is very heavily influenced by this work, too

thank you, tott, for bringing in this thread! such a beautiful showcase.

 

[aldn]

More...

I love these! I would look like an umpa lompa though!

 

[Spacemiu]

I love his work and all teh 'space age' designers, it's so creative.

 

[amor]

i love all the pics. Sad that this brand is no high fashion any more.

 

[VivianL]

cardin is brilliant! thanks for the thread

 

[model_couture]

I adore his vintage clothing, although I'm not the hugest fan of the way the brand has practically sold its name for a quick buck. I wish there was a museum for his old work, I would love to go there

 

[stilettogirl84]

I'm not the hugest fan of the way the brand has practically sold its name for a quick buck.

Ditto- before i knew much about fashion, i thought pierre cardin was a cheap sears level brand of stuff. They totally ruined the name...

 

[liberty33r1b]

great designs! the first that came to my mind were certainly his shoes, which i love....

 

[aldn]

Ditto- before i knew much about fashion, i thought pierre cardin was a cheap sears level brand of stuff. They totally ruined the name...

They try to bring it back. I saw it in Details. And Im like wtf is this in here for?!

 

[Arturo21]

Anyone noticed he's presenting in fashion week? (forgot which one)

 

[vanilla fairy]

Thanks for this thread. it's great to read about such a big designer(at least he was once)
thanks guys for the pics.

 

[La bordélique]

im in love with the pics in this thread

Me too. One of my favourite past designers...

 

[Amo_Armani]

This is probably why you can buy his clothing in J.C. Penny now.

 

[Miss Galliano]

yes I love this thread ..he is a great designer I want to see more pics ... please more

 

[HELLAS]

..such beautiful shapes!!! thanx estella mare for posting them

 

[*Eylul*]

Pierre Cardin in Istanbul

Wow it is great,he is in my city and i am watching him live on news now,it is like an interview...he is unbelievable and he is saying so nice things bout Istanbul,what a cute designer

 

[rach2jlc]

Really interesting stuff, thanks for posting!

It is bewildering why the heads at Cardin would allow such rampant licensing. I realize that a quick buck is the probable reason, but they must realize that the extent to which the name has been diluted (cheap watches, pens, scarves sold at Dollar Store and Wal-mart) would completely ruin the image of the brand, doing irreversible damage.

Does anybody know what their stance is on this, currently? I believe Cardin still operates a boutique in Paris; how and why did they let it get so out of control????

It's such a shame; so many of the designs you posted are really quite brilliant.

John