Bound in a sleek hardcover with high-quality paper stock, this volume moves through Pierre Cardin's decades-long career with the kind of considered pacing that rewards slow reading. Vivid archival photography and critical commentary sit alongside each other, building a portrait of a designer who treated clothing as architecture — structured, forward-looking, and always slightly ahead of its time. It earns a place on the coffee table not as decoration, but as a book that actually gets opened.

As with all printed volumes of this nature, slight variations in color rendering and binding texture are a natural result of the production process — each copy settles into its own character over time.

— Hardcover binding with high-quality paper stock.

— Extensive archival photography throughout.

— Text by Jean-Pascal Hesse and Pierre Pélegry, foreword by Jean-Paul Gaultier.

— Subject: Pierre Cardin — career retrospective and design history.

— Dimensions not confirmed — consistent with standard large-format coffee table book sizing.

— Store upright on a shelf or flat on a surface — avoid prolonged stacking under heavy objects.
— Keep away from direct sunlight to preserve the cover and interior print quality.
— Handle with clean, dry hands to protect the paper stock.

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30-day returns on unused pieces.

The Story

Bound in a sleek hardcover with high-quality paper stock, this volume moves through Pierre Cardin's decades-long career with the kind of considered pacing that rewards slow reading. Vivid archival photography and critical commentary sit alongside each other, building a portrait of a designer who treated clothing as architecture — structured, forward-looking, and always slightly ahead of its time. It earns a place on the coffee table not as decoration, but as a book that actually gets opened.

As with all printed volumes of this nature, slight variations in color rendering and binding texture are a natural result of the production process — each copy settles into its own character over time.

Details & Materials

— Hardcover binding with high-quality paper stock.

— Extensive archival photography throughout.

— Text by Jean-Pascal Hesse and Pierre Pélegry, foreword by Jean-Paul Gaultier.

— Subject: Pierre Cardin — career retrospective and design history.

Dimensions

— Dimensions not confirmed — consistent with standard large-format coffee table book sizing.

Care
— Store upright on a shelf or flat on a surface — avoid prolonged stacking under heavy objects.
— Keep away from direct sunlight to preserve the cover and interior print quality.
— Handle with clean, dry hands to protect the paper stock.
Shipping & Returns

Shipping calculated at checkout.

30-day returns on unused pieces.

SPINE UP, COVER OUT

The coffee table book that invites conversation

A guest reaches for it before they've even sat down — the cover alone stops them. Inside, the pages open to a world of pleats, spheres, and silhouettes that changed what fashion thought it could be.

The coffee table book that invites conversation