Pierre Cardin is an Italian-born French fashion designer born in 1922 near Treviso, Italy with a net worth of $723 million. He began his career as a tailor's apprentice at age 14 and joined the Paris fashion house Paquin in 1945. Known for his avant-garde and Space Age designs, Cardin introduced ready-to-wear collections for both women and men and was regarded as one of the top fashion designers in the world by the 1970s.

1. PIERRE CARDIN

2. Born 7 July 1922, at San
Biagio Di Callalta near
Treviso.
He is an Italian-born French
fashion designer.
Has a net worth of $723
million.

3.  Pierre Cardin earned his net worth as a tailor and
fashion designer. He was known for his avant-garde
style and his Space Age designs.
 Beginning his career early, Cardin, aged 14,
worked as a clothier’s apprentice, learning the
basics of fashion design and construction.
 At age 17 he went to Vichy to become a tailor at a
men's shop.
 He joined the Parisian fashion house of Paquin
and designed the costumes for Jean Cocteau's
film Beauty and the Beast in 1945.

4. o He introduced the "bubble dress" in 1954.
o He created the first “ready-to-wear collection “ in
1959 for women ever presented by a top designer
and in 1960 introduced the first designer ready-to-wear
collection for men.
o By the 1970s, he was regarded among one of the
top fashion designers in the world and was
awarded many times for his designs.
o In 1974, Cardin was awarded the EUR(Erasmus
University Rotterdam) Award.
o In 1977, he received the Golden Thimble of French
Haute-Couture Award and won the award two
more times.

5. 2013 Spring menswear collection