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Legendary designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98

Legendary designer Pierre Cardin has died aged 98.

The fashion icon’s death was confirmed by his family to Agence France-Presse.

He died at the American Hospital of Paris, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, on December 29.

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Cardin, who was Italian born but naturalised French, was known worldwide for his Space Age designs and avant-garde style, which often ignored the female form and adopted experimental unisex styles.

One of his most iconic creations was his ‘bubble dress’, which he introduced in 1954.

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