Yesterday I had a delightful outing with two friends. Hannah suggested that the three of us go to the Pierre Cardin show at the Brooklyn Museum. If you want to read up on Pierre Cardin you can visit his Wikipedia page and learn that he is most famous for his space -age clothing of the 1960's and also that he was famously a fashion sell-out by licencing his name and logo to anyone who would pay him. When I was in my teens it seemed like every man wore a Pierre Cardin belt with the distinctive PC logo. It was the perfect touch for a pastel colored polyester suit. Most of the reviews of the show focus on the space-age aspect /influence he had as a designer. I am not the New York Times, not the paper of record so if you want to get their take on the show read their review. Frankly, I found the expected bits of the show to be the least interesting parts of a truly terrific exhibit. I hadn't realized that Pierre Cardin was still...
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