In accordance with his last wishes, the couturier was buried in a black coffin, dressed as an academician of fine arts.
He joined in the same cellar his companion and partner André Oliver, who died in 1993.
The funeral of French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, a pioneer of ready-to-wear, who died Tuesday at the age of 98, took place late Saturday morning at the Montmartre cemetery in Paris, in a private ceremony, announced the family to AFP.
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According to his last wishes, Pierre Cardin was buried in a black coffin, dressed as an academician of fine arts with the sword he had drawn, the handle interweaving a thimble, the eye of a needle and a spool. of wire, while the blade resembles those of a pair of scissors.
The couturier joined his companion and partner André Oliver, who died in 1993, in the same cellar.
A commemorative mass will be organized at the end of January
Under a canopy of green canvas, his favorite color, family and collaborators gathered before the burial for a blessing and tributes including that of Eve Ruggiéri, artistic director of the Festival lyrique de Lacoste (Vaucluse) created by Pierre Cardin.
"The house continues under the leadership of its nephew Rodrigo Basilicati Cardin to lead new projects, while respecting the fashion heritage of its talented founder," assured the family.
A commemorative mass will be organized at the end of January in Paris.