Pierre Cardin is one of the most renowned fashion designers in the world. This Venice, Italy-born is most noted for his avant-garde and space age designs. He accentuates geometric shapes and motifs, disregarding the female form. Cardin made significant progress in promoting unisex fashions, although it bordered on experimental, and sometimes impractical trends. Cardin is credited for introducing the "bubble dress" in the mid-'50s.

Cardin studied architecture in Paris. After a couple of years he found himself working on haute couture. He was the first to develop Japan as a premier fashion market during the late '50s. In the '60s he opened his own venue called the Espace Cardin. It is where the designer promoted trendy artistic talents, such as theater ensembles, musicians, among others.

The following years Cardin moved into new markets, among them designing of station wagon interiors after he inked a deal with American Motors. The vehicle manufacturer made use of the designer's outlandish designs for car interiors. Thousands of cars were given with special trims created specially by the renowned fashion designer. The cars likewise came with emblems located on the front fenders, plus a special selection of external colors that harmonized with the specially designed interiors.

Cardin suffered the loss of his fellow designer named Andrè Oliver, who was responsible for a couple of Cardin's haute couture collections. He is also a member of renowned designer groups. In 1994, Cardine showed off his to a select group of clients and journalists.