
At 98, Pierre Cardin has existed for so long as both a person and a brand that he has considered himself at least as much an “element” as a “human being.” And if, as he says, he is an element, then surely he must be gold.

At 98, Pierre Cardin has existed for so long as both a person and a brand that he has considered himself at least as much an “element” as a “human being.” And if, as he says, he is an element, then surely he must be gold.