Pierre Cardin is a French fashion designer known for his avant-garde style and his Space Age designs. He prefers geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into unisex fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical. He founded his fashion house in 1950 and introduced the "bubble dress" in 1954

 

Cardin began his career early, at age 14 he worked as a clothier’s apprentice, learning the basics of fashion design and construction. In 1939, he left home to work for a tailor in Vichy, where he began making suits for women.

Cardin moved to Paris in 1945. There, he studied architecture and worked with the fashion house of Paquin after World War II. He worked with Elsa Schiaparelli until he became head of Christian Dior’s tailleure atelier in 1947.

Cardin founded his own house in 1950. His career was launched when he designed about 30 of the costumes for "the party of the century", a masquerade ball at Palazzo Labia in Venice in 1951, He began with haute couture in 1953.

During the 1960s a clothing collection launched that surprised all by displaying the designer’s logo on the garments for the first time

Beginning in the 1970s, Cardin set another new trend: "mod chic". This trend holds true for form or for a combination of forms, which did not exist at the time. He was the first to combine extremely short and ankle length pieces. He made dresses with slits and batwing sleeves with dimensions, and mixed circular movement and gypsy skirts with structured tops. These creations allowed for the geometric shapes that captivated him to be contrasted, with both circular and straight lines. Cardin was an icon for starting this popular fashion movement of the early seventies.

Cardin was fascinated with adventure. Enthralled with the idea of putting a man on the moon, Cardin is the only man in history to have tried on the original space suit worn by the first human to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong. Cardin loved the space suit so much, he created his own design for NASA in 1970

Pierre Cardin carries his passion for beautifully crafted designs into his fashion accessory range which can be seen throughout the world.

Pierre Cardin has established his name and unique designs in the world of fashion that are timeless and still trending today. Cardin is without a doubt a major fashion icon whose designs are eccentric and speak luxury and elegance.

 

Peter Morrissey is an Australian Fashion Designer born in 1961.

Morrissey has been active in the Australian fashion industry since the 1980s

Until 1996, Morrissey worked with fellow designer Leona Edmiston. After their split, Morrissey formed his eponymous fashion label and enjoyed renewed success. Peter reacquired the MORRISSEY label in 2011 and maintains collections in the categories of home wares, Eyewear, Corporate Gifts, Leather Goods and Luggage

GQ Australia named Peter Morrissey 'Man of the Year – Designer' in 2002, while FHM Australia bestowed the same title in 2003 and 2004. Cleo Australia named Peter Morrissey Cleo Maybelline Designer of the Year in 2004.

Qantas engaged Peter Morrissey to design its uniforms in 2003 and to act as a mentor for their Spirit of Youth Awards

Peter Morrissey is a judge on Project Runway Australia, well known in the fashion industry for his sophisticated designs for men and women alike.

 

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