Pierre Cardin's 1959 ready-to-wear at Printemps got him expelled from the Chambre Syndicale, then reinstated; he had worked for Dior; the 1954 bubble dress; he left of his own accord in 1966
Cardin later bought Maxim's, the Belle Époque restaurant.
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01IN 1959 PIERRE CARDIN SOLD A READY-TO-WEAR COLLECTION THROUGH THE PARIS DEPARTMENT STORE PRINTEMPS.
02THE CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DE LA HAUTE COUTURE EXPELLED HIM FOR IT, THEN SOON TOOK HIM BACK.
03HE HAD WORKED FOR CHRISTIAN DIOR.
04IN 1954 HE MADE THE BUBBLE DRESS, NAMED FOR ITS BUBBLE SHAPE BETWEEN WAIST AND HEM.
05IN 1966 HE LEFT THE CHAMBRE SYNDICALE OF HIS OWN ACCORD.