The great couturier, Pierre Cardin, will be buried in the "cemetery of Montmartre in Paris" in the strictest "family privacy", is it possible to read on an invitation published in the newspaper "Le Figaro" on Thursday.
The stylist died on Tuesday at the American hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, at the age of 98.
The funeral of the French designer Pierre Cardin, who died Tuesday at the age of 98, will be celebrated in Paris in "family intimacy", according to the announcement published Thursday, which does not reveal the date.
"A ceremony will be celebrated in the cemetery of Montmartre in Paris (18th) in the family intimacy, followed by the burial", specifies the announcement published in
Le Figaro
.
The exact date of the ceremony has not been released by the family.
A commemorative mass will be held at the end of January in the capital, a source close to AFP told AFP.
A precursor of haute-couture
Son of Italian immigrants who became a businessman with a world-famous name, Pierre Cardin died Tuesday at the American hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Visionary designer and ready-to-wear pioneer, he left his mark on his era with his futuristic creations, his derivative products and an unlimited imagination.
Before many others, Pierre Cardin had opened a "corner" in a large store, made by men.
And adopted on a large scale a system of licenses which ensured a distribution in the whole world, affixing its name on products as diverse as ties, cigarettes, perfumes or mineral water.