His name graced everything from haute couture to cars to fragrances and, most experts agree, too much more. Pierre Cardin died today at 98. The French fashion designer shot to fame in the 1960s for his avant-garde and Space Age looks. He began designing clothes as a teenager and founded his own house in 1950. After starting his haute couture business in 1953, his “bubble dresses” introduced in 1954 were an enormous success. Pierre Cardin fragrance In 1974, he was the firs...