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Prominent fashion designer Pierre Cardin is dead

The world-famous designer died at a hospital west of Paris on Tuesday. He was 98.

• December 29, 2020

World famous fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died, a family statement said on Tuesday.

Mr. Cardin died at a hospital in Neuilly, just West of Paris. He was 98.

Mr. Cardin was born in Italy in 1922 but moved to France as a child. He later established his own fashion outlet that soon became a global brand.

The designer was also hailed for introducing top quality clothing for people of all classes, and received credits for promoting turtleneck wool for men and bodysuits for women.

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