1979 Pierre Cardin Beijing clothing show. "30 years of reform and opening up the world famous interview list" road map In the late 1970s, Cardin walked the streets of Beijing, shocked pedestrians. Cardin told reporters about Beijing adventures. An 86-year-old man who, during his absence from work abroad, will be on time at work at the headquarters of the Parisian company across the street from the Elysian Palace, as the company's subordinates, study the next series of women's and men's wear Design, or quietly engaged in the hobby of his life: conceiving his next song and dance. He is Pierre Cardin, a French born in Italy, a man who revolutionized the fashion industry by bringing a high fashion lifestyle that once served only the aristocracy into the homes of ordinary people. Of course, A man who entered the noble French Academy of Arts and became a "tailor" of the Academy. Cardin, with his Italian compatriot Marco Polo and Columbus, also appealed to the strong desire to take risks and discover the New World. Adventurous spirit and curiosity took him to the far east. But in the spring of 1979, he and his colleagues in Beijing and Shanghai inadvertently sown the first fashion seeds for the period when China was thawing the river in the late 1970s. To some extent, he brought to the Chinese fashion world of epoch-making things enough to make it proud of his life. At noon on December 16, Mr. Cardan hosted this reporter in his large, somewhat messy office. The 86-year-old could not stop his talkative and agile, and he told us about all the exciting experiences in China and his thoughts on China. Not a native of France, Cardin was born in a poor farmer in northern Italy. His family emigrated to France at the age of 10 in order to escape poverty and home to waves of fascism. In France, forced to livelihoods, Cardin was sent to apprenticeship as a tailor shop in a foreign province in his teens. His dream of being an Italian opera singer was buried in the bottom of his heart. A few years later, Cardin began his first adventure, boarded a bike to Paris to break through the world, work in a number of tailor shop to accumulate experience, work hard pays off, in 1946 he entered the famous Dior clothing store and emerge. Four years later, bold and fearless young people to set up their own home, playing their own name to do the signboard, 1953 officially launched its first set of women's series. Cardin, a well-established designer in the Paris fashion industry, came to Japan in 1957 and became the first enlightened person in Japan's fashion industry. Cardin said that he has traveled to Japan many times and has no other way to go to China, the vast and ancient civilized country neighboring Japan. At that time, China was not only geographically far from the Europeans, but also in the psychological sense. The gray ocean of 1978 "All were gray, black, or green, and men and women could not be distinguished from one another at that time." In December 1978, top Chinese leaders were gathered in Beijing to hold ten When the Third Plenary Session, the opportunity finally arrived, Cardin found a chance to visit China. In view of the relatively simple handling of travel visas to Chinese groups at that time, Cardin simply organized a tour group that included his own employees to enter China. Many of the 80-year-olds could not remember the many trips to China during the first trip, but from the sensitivity of the designers, his memory of his first contact with Beijing is still vivid. At that time, the dress of the people was not formally made in the tunic, that is, the cadres' clothing, born out of military casual wear, was of a non-green or blue color. Therefore, Cardan recalled that he saw people in Beijing's streets wearing uniforms and that Beijing's Hue is also very simple, in addition to gray, is black. "When I first came to China, all of them were wearing gray clothes, black clothes or green clothes. At that time, we could not tell whether men or women were on the road. A gray wall surrounded by the same .At that time all the people's collar is the kind of tunic, the same is true of women, basically all from the neck is the Department of death .At that time all people feel very novel to me and see me Such a foreigner, because at that time in Beijing is not a lot of foreigners, and then I feel like they see me just like looking alien like that, because I wear their own clothes, that is, these avant-garde We can feel that we all seem to want each other to know each other, "he said in an interview. In support of what he said, Cardan got up in the office pile of documents, picking out the year's photos. The photo is so true, surrounded by a group of people dressed in a single, single expression of the crowd, wearing a Western-style trench coat, neck wrapped scarves, light and elegant walking in the streets of Beijing in winter winter Cardin, it seems so stand apart . 1981 fashion show lift storm "more than a dozen of the first model team to Paris training, when a girl magical, one layer after another actually took off as many as ten pieces of clothes." Cardin said holding To see the purpose of the communist paradise coming to China, in fact, it is gray and monotonous, with limited material resources and channels of expression. But at this moment, as Cardin feels the explosive force being brewed under the crust in this ancient country and some impulsive, though slightly shy, keen to understand the outside world and embrace the outside world, he decides to hold his next garment in Beijing and Shanghai Show. To his surprise, the application for holding a clothing show received positive response and approval from the Chinese side. March 19, 1979, early spring season, the Beijing National Palace of Culture organized a clothing show dedicated to professional insiders, Cardin brought 8 French models from Paris, 4 Japanese models, setting off a challenge in Beijing and eye The concept of the storm. At that time, there were many spectators who were lucky enough to get tickets. Apart from a lot of practitioners in the textile and light industry, the foreigners and journalists in Beijing were also present. Visitors to the "Observatory" must pass the examination, the seats are also condemned, and record the name. Attendance of the Chinese audience dressed quite formal men almost uniform tunic, the middle of the ladies slightly open suit to wear suits. Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Anding wrote an article describing the details of the scene at the time: When a blonde and blonde stopped in front of the audience and suddenly opened their wedding dresses, the people under the audience felt like a huge wave hitting themselves. Qi brush back down. The second year in November, the first fashion model team in mainland China debut in Shanghai, causing a sensation throughout the country. At the time, China did not have a model school and a teacher, let alone a professional model, and everything had to be recruited and trained from scratch. Cardin's first-generation career model recalled when the organizers demanded that the models be dressed naked in order to guarantee the texture and lines of the show's clothing, leaving many girls whispered: Is it foreigner hooligans? Cardin also recalled that in 1981, more than a dozen of the first model teams went to Paris for training and asked the models to take off their clothes before they could dress up. At that time, a girl turned magically into layers one after another and took off as many as ten The remaining pieces of clothing. In 1983, Cardin himself just bought in Paris soon Maxim Maxim Restaurant, moved to China, opened its first overseas branch in Beijing, so that at that time in addition to known as the "Laomo" in addition to the restaurant outside the restaurant with Western Are rare in the capital, but also add an open landmark. The cultural ambassadors of 1991, "between nations and between peoples, what is needed is respect, the events that took place in Paris at the moment of the Olympic torch relay, and the fact that the Mayor of Paris was on the verge of provoking something that proved stupid." Adventurous and curious nature. Cartain was brought to Japan in the 1950s and to China in the late 1970s. He was brought to Moscow shortly after 1983 and Cardin always looked for the soil yet to be cultivated. Continue to open up new positions to high-fashion clothing, for the general public, so that more people to share the beauty, elegance and fashion. During the 32 trips to China, on average, Cardin went to China once a year, and Cardin was a faithful witness to the changes in China. Cardin picked up some of his collection of old photos of Beijing in the 1970s and said that such a wall of mottled and dilapidated alley is no longer found in Beijing. Cardin said that when it first started going to China, there were very few flights, and many places did not even have flights. Banks that could provide services to foreigners were hardly available. At that time, foreigners were not allowed to speak of any restrictions on where the Chinese go. It does not exist today. Kadan, used to traveling around the world, acts as a communicator of advanced fashion ideas. While sowing seeds, he is also a social activist. In 1991, he was awarded the Honorary Ambassador of UNESCO, a man who worked tirelessly and generously for the cause of global culture Solution. On the other hand, Cardin, who has been to China for 32 times, is also using the lead of a "China-China" friendship for friendship between China and France. As for the current stalemate between China and France, Cardin said: "As to how the relations between the two countries have been reduced to the immediate situation, he is not a politician. He emphasizes that what is needed is the respect among nations and between nations, The events that took place in Paris during the Olympic torch relay and the Mayor of Paris were on fire proved some were stupid. "The 2008 Black Cat White Cats awaiting China's emergence as a" master "of Deng Xiaoping was indeed full in that era Wisdom. "Why Japan has the first and the second generation of world-class fashion designer, while China is still blank? Cardin said do not worry, do not take ten years, or even five years, China will have its own world Master class apparel design, because China has such a long history, so vast areas, with so many talents, everything just around the corner. "There is no reason why China, with its strong civilization and tradition, should not feel optimistic about it." However, he added that fashion is borderless and that talent is the only passport. Everyone only looks at designs and works regardless of nationality. Cardin said China faces many problems and challenges as well. He just returned to Paris from Russia shortly after the interview. In contrast to Russia, Cardin said: "Russia, while strengthening its cultural heritage, has an education system that can bring students to the forefront of global creativity and does a better job than China." Sadly, Cardin has no chance of meeting Deng Xiaoping in China On the one hand, to explore some fashion issues, but he commented Deng Xiaoping's black cat white cat theory, at that time is indeed full of wisdom. From a fashion point of view, Cardin also did not forget to comment on Chinese officials. He said: "As many Chinese ministers or mayors have seen, the changes have become quite obvious. The previous officials were very young and mostly in uniform The tunic and foreigners are very cautious in their words. Nowadays Chinese officials seem to be modern. Officials in their forties are everywhere and this should be a progress made by China. "(Zhang Ai Gong) Beijing Oriental Beauty Apparel and Fashion Co., Ltd. Responsible company (Pierre Cardin) Pierre Cardin Address: Beijing Chongwen District, Happy Avenue, a library on the 28th floor of the library Tel: Fax: 010 -67111228 URL: http:// .cn
