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Safilo and Pierre Cardin renew eyewear licence until 2031

Safilo Group and the maison Pierre Cardin have signed an early renewal of the global licence agreement for the design, production and distribution of its optical frames and sunglasses collections. The agreement extends the current partnership until December 31, 2031, consolidating an industrial and commercial relationship that began in 1991. The...

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Ahlers Group chairwoman: “Whoever can deliver fastest will win”

A new showroom, the relaunch of premium brand Baldessarini, an investigation by the EU Commission against Pierre Cardin and a fashion show in Paris - much has been going on at German clothing company Ahlers Group. FashionUnited asked chairwoman Stella Ahlers questions about the extent the company was part of Pierre Cardin's fashion show, how the...

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Forever a futurist: The work of Pierre Cardin (1922-2020)

On July 20, 2019, Pierre Cardin witnessed the opening of his large retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum. At 97 he was not present at the opening party - that was perhaps a bit much to ask - but he was closely involved in the development of the exhibition. This one had nineteen rooms, filled with clothes, accessories, furniture and other design...

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Important dates in the life of Pierre Cardin

Here are key dates in the life and career of French designer and businessman Pierre Cardin who died on Tuesday aged 98: - July 2, 1922: He is born in San Biaggio di Callalta, near Venice in northern Italy. His family emigrates to France when he is two. - 1936: As a teenager he is apprenticed to tailors in the French towns of Saint-Etienne and...

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Designer Pierre Cardin dies at the age of 98

French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, hailed for his visionary creations but also for bringing stylish clothes to the masses, died Tuesday aged 98, his family told AFP. Cardin, who was born to a low-income family in northern Italy but became a France-based fashion superstar, died in a hospital in Neuilly in the west of Paris, his family said....

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Safilo and Pierre Cardin renew eyewear licensing agreement

Safilo and Pierre Cardin have renewed the licensing agreement to design, manufacture and distribute prescription frames and sunglasses under the Pierre Cardin brand. The company said in a statement that this renewal, which will now run until December 31, 2026, demonstrates the strong professional collaboration between the two groups, whose...

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Ahlers withdraws sales and earnings growth forecast amid COVID-19 concerns

The management board of Ahlers Ag has announced withdrawal of the forecast for the fiscal year 2019/20 due to impact of the coronavirus situation on its business. The company said in a statement that major burdens are expected, which will reduce sales revenues and earnings in the current fiscal year. The company added that in the first quarter,...

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Ahlers' cost saving efforts boost Q3 earnings

Ahlers Ag has announced through a statement that the group’s third quarter revenues dropped by 5.1 percent or 2.9 million euros to 54.3 million euros (59.8 million dollars), primarily due to the discontinuation of activities. At 51.9 percent, the gross profit margin was on a par with the previous year, while operating expenses reduced by 8.5...

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Pierre Cardin honored at the Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum opened a retrospective on Pierre Cardin this weekend. Appropriate to the space age themes seen in the fashion designer's work, the exhibition was planned to open in time with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. Titled "Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion," the exhibition showcases all seven decades of Cardin's career,...

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Video: Brooklyn Museum's tribute to Pierre Cardin

Pierre Cardin is one of the most acclaimed and successful fashion designers and businessmen in France—and the world. A master tailor of haute couture, he risked his career and reputation to launch a ready-to-wear line in 1959. In the process, he democratized fashion, bringing good design to a broader public. Source: Brooklyn Museum, YouTube.

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Video: I am thinking of Pierre Cardin

The architect of the body, Pierre Cardin, is featured in a major retrospective at SCAD. Source: Matthew Miller, SCAD, Vimeo

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Looking to break the fashion system: revolutionary or continual consistency?

Fashion commentators are almost unanimous: the current system is obsolete, fashion is dead, everything must change, etc. The following thoughts all stem from the same basket of eggs: pressure on artistic directors, too great number of collections to digest, and in particular the fact that fashion weeks as they are currently conceived are...