André Oliver (1932 – 22 April 1993) was a French fashion designer, and the long-term business partner and life partner of Pierre Cardin.
Oliver was born in Toulouse in 1932.
Oliver joined Pierre Cardin in 1951, one year after he founded his fashion house, and became "Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator".
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Valerie D. Mendes
Wednesday 28 April 1993
ANDRE OLIVER joined Pierre Cardin's fashion house in 1951 and became Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator. The company had been in existence for just one year but Cardin had already made his mark and was being heralded as the new young star of Paris high fashion. Under his energetic, far-sighted yet often iconoclastic direction, and aided by Oliver, the enterprise expanded and diversified to become the multi-million pound empire that it is today.
Having worked closely with Andre Oliver during preparations for the retrospective exhibition of 40 years of Cardin's haute couture at the V & A in 1991, I was spellbound by his perceptive analysis of the fashion sphere and its wider ramifications. He acknowledged that fashion is a hard task-master but was totally dedicated to its demands. As we walked around the exhibition together, he brought the clothes alive, remembering every minute detail from concept to the finished garment and even pinpointed which mannequin had originally worn each exhibit.
ANDRE OLIVER joined Pierre Cardin's fashion house in 1951 and became Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator. The company had been in existence for just one year but Cardin had already made his mark and was being heralded as the new young star of Paris high fashion. Under his energetic, far-sighted yet often iconoclastic direction, and aided by Oliver, the enterprise expanded and diversified to become the multi-million pound empire that it is today.
Having worked closely with Andre Oliver during preparations for the retrospective exhibition of 40 years of Cardin's haute couture at the V & A in 1991, I was spellbound by his perceptive analysis of the fashion sphere and its wider ramifications. He acknowledged that fashion is a hard task-master but was totally dedicated to its demands. As we walked around the exhibition together, he brought the clothes alive, remembering every minute detail from concept to the finished garment and even pinpointed which mannequin had originally worn each exhibit.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-andre-oliver-1457922.html
Oliver was born in Toulouse in 1932.
Oliver joined Pierre Cardin in 1951, one year after he founded his fashion house, and became "Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator".
_______________________________________
Valerie D. Mendes
Wednesday 28 April 1993
ANDRE OLIVER joined Pierre Cardin's fashion house in 1951 and became Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator. The company had been in existence for just one year but Cardin had already made his mark and was being heralded as the new young star of Paris high fashion. Under his energetic, far-sighted yet often iconoclastic direction, and aided by Oliver, the enterprise expanded and diversified to become the multi-million pound empire that it is today.
Having worked closely with Andre Oliver during preparations for the retrospective exhibition of 40 years of Cardin's haute couture at the V & A in 1991, I was spellbound by his perceptive analysis of the fashion sphere and its wider ramifications. He acknowledged that fashion is a hard task-master but was totally dedicated to its demands. As we walked around the exhibition together, he brought the clothes alive, remembering every minute detail from concept to the finished garment and even pinpointed which mannequin had originally worn each exhibit.
ANDRE OLIVER joined Pierre Cardin's fashion house in 1951 and became Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator. The company had been in existence for just one year but Cardin had already made his mark and was being heralded as the new young star of Paris high fashion. Under his energetic, far-sighted yet often iconoclastic direction, and aided by Oliver, the enterprise expanded and diversified to become the multi-million pound empire that it is today.
Having worked closely with Andre Oliver during preparations for the retrospective exhibition of 40 years of Cardin's haute couture at the V & A in 1991, I was spellbound by his perceptive analysis of the fashion sphere and its wider ramifications. He acknowledged that fashion is a hard task-master but was totally dedicated to its demands. As we walked around the exhibition together, he brought the clothes alive, remembering every minute detail from concept to the finished garment and even pinpointed which mannequin had originally worn each exhibit.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-andre-oliver-1457922.html
André Oliver (1932 – 22 April 1993) was a French fashion designer, and the long-term business partner and life partner of Pierre Cardin.
Oliver was born in Toulouse in 1932.
Oliver joined Pierre Cardin in 1951, one year after he founded his fashion house, and became "Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator".
_______________________________________
Valerie D. Mendes
Wednesday 28 April 1993
ANDRE OLIVER joined Pierre Cardin's fashion house in 1951 and became Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator. The company had been in existence for just one year but Cardin had already made his mark and was being heralded as the new young star of Paris high fashion. Under his energetic, far-sighted yet often iconoclastic direction, and aided by Oliver, the enterprise expanded and diversified to become the multi-million pound empire that it is today.
Having worked closely with Andre Oliver during preparations for the retrospective exhibition of 40 years of Cardin's haute couture at the V & A in 1991, I was spellbound by his perceptive analysis of the fashion sphere and its wider ramifications. He acknowledged that fashion is a hard task-master but was totally dedicated to its demands. As we walked around the exhibition together, he brought the clothes alive, remembering every minute detail from concept to the finished garment and even pinpointed which mannequin had originally worn each exhibit.
ANDRE OLIVER joined Pierre Cardin's fashion house in 1951 and became Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator. The company had been in existence for just one year but Cardin had already made his mark and was being heralded as the new young star of Paris high fashion. Under his energetic, far-sighted yet often iconoclastic direction, and aided by Oliver, the enterprise expanded and diversified to become the multi-million pound empire that it is today.
Having worked closely with Andre Oliver during preparations for the retrospective exhibition of 40 years of Cardin's haute couture at the V & A in 1991, I was spellbound by his perceptive analysis of the fashion sphere and its wider ramifications. He acknowledged that fashion is a hard task-master but was totally dedicated to its demands. As we walked around the exhibition together, he brought the clothes alive, remembering every minute detail from concept to the finished garment and even pinpointed which mannequin had originally worn each exhibit.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-andre-oliver-1457922.html
Oliver was born in Toulouse in 1932.
Oliver joined Pierre Cardin in 1951, one year after he founded his fashion house, and became "Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator".
_______________________________________
Valerie D. Mendes
Wednesday 28 April 1993
ANDRE OLIVER joined Pierre Cardin's fashion house in 1951 and became Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator. The company had been in existence for just one year but Cardin had already made his mark and was being heralded as the new young star of Paris high fashion. Under his energetic, far-sighted yet often iconoclastic direction, and aided by Oliver, the enterprise expanded and diversified to become the multi-million pound empire that it is today.
Having worked closely with Andre Oliver during preparations for the retrospective exhibition of 40 years of Cardin's haute couture at the V & A in 1991, I was spellbound by his perceptive analysis of the fashion sphere and its wider ramifications. He acknowledged that fashion is a hard task-master but was totally dedicated to its demands. As we walked around the exhibition together, he brought the clothes alive, remembering every minute detail from concept to the finished garment and even pinpointed which mannequin had originally worn each exhibit.
ANDRE OLIVER joined Pierre Cardin's fashion house in 1951 and became Cardin's right-hand man, friend and fellow creator. The company had been in existence for just one year but Cardin had already made his mark and was being heralded as the new young star of Paris high fashion. Under his energetic, far-sighted yet often iconoclastic direction, and aided by Oliver, the enterprise expanded and diversified to become the multi-million pound empire that it is today.
Having worked closely with Andre Oliver during preparations for the retrospective exhibition of 40 years of Cardin's haute couture at the V & A in 1991, I was spellbound by his perceptive analysis of the fashion sphere and its wider ramifications. He acknowledged that fashion is a hard task-master but was totally dedicated to its demands. As we walked around the exhibition together, he brought the clothes alive, remembering every minute detail from concept to the finished garment and even pinpointed which mannequin had originally worn each exhibit.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-andre-oliver-1457922.html
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