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Innovative French designer Pierre Cardin dead at 98

Innovative French designer Pierre Cardin dead at 98

MPHO RANTAO  THE fashion world has suffered a great loss.  The family of legendary designer Pierre Cardin announced his passing to the AFP revealing that the veteran designer passed away at a hospital in Neuilly, near Paris, France. , Cardin had been lauded by the industry as a revolutionary fashion designer for his futuristic creations that were inspired by the USA’s Apollo Space Programme during the 1960s and 70s. Cardin was a designer who broke the mould in high fashion by creating ready-to-wear collections for the working middle class during the 1970s, rather than just exclusively for the high fashion crowd…
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In Paris, a fashion eco-system on edge as shows disappear

In Paris, a fashion eco-system on edge as shows disappear

SARAH WHITE and MICHAELA CABRERA WHEN Swedish fashion brand Acne Studios last hosted a catwalk show in Paris in January, it ordered dozens of vegan-friendly rice bowls from cafe owner and caterer Pearlyn Lee for models and crew to pick on backstage. Those types of orders have all but dried up since the pandemic forced most luxury labels to cancel parties and presentations. Even as some of the world's biggest brands return to Paris on Monday, few are planning physical shows, a blow for make-up artists, lighting specialists, caterers and hundreds of other businesses in fashion's eco-system. "Basically catering is…
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