| 4. Pierre Cardin’s legacy | 10 Things in the Slow and Steady Wins the Race Time Capsule for 2020
There are 4 days remaining in the tumultuous year of 2020 so we thought we would countdown and share with you some of the items and ideas we would put in our time capsule. For us they straddle the very specific space of the timely with the timeless; sometimes sublimely anachronistic, fundamentally classic, and are reflective of a value system we hold true to.
Pierre Cardin almost made it to the age of one hundred and yet it is still fitting for him to pass onto his next existence during a year with a number synonymous with a clear vision. Monsieur Cardin, trained in the hallowed rigor of haute couture and hand tailoring, broke boundaries doing something that was the complete opposite — he made his name available to the masses. His imprint was on everything from lighters to towels. His fingerprint still the first and fresh in territories unrelated to fashion. And his blueprints for all the objects that surround us were his stand alone visions for our trajectory.
“My name is more important than myself.”
“The clothes I prefer are the garments I invent for a lifestyle that does not yet exist — the world of tomorrow.”
