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PeoplePierre Cardin:Surprise Myself ConstantlyBy Guo YanCube in Beijinga new fashionshow called “Cityof Light”, wherehe designed byhimself all thegarments for theshow, including120 female and60 male dresses.Prior to the pressconference, thereporter was luckyto interview Mr.Pierre Cardin,who shared histhoughts in a widerange of aspects includingthe themeof show, his designhistory, Chinesefashion show developmentand therelationship betweendesign andcommerce.design and included the heat-preservingsponge, a normal material in interiordecoration, with the elastic fabrics in thedesign of the bottom of the skirt. As themodel walks, a three-dimensional effectwill be created, featuring the dynamicshape of sculpture.Most of the clothes for the fashionshow use lycra material, which haverich and shining color and creates eyecatchingeffects with the lights.Q: You mentioned the “City ofLight” is not just a fashion show. Inwhat way do you mean this?Pierre Cardin: I am not justa fashion designer. I have a wide rangeinterests in movie and drama, but theseitems account for different proportionsof my life. I am very fond of architecture,and I have planned many projectsin the Drama Theater, ancient castle andsphere architectures. The “City of Light”not only serves as background of thePierre Cardin, the French famousdesigner, is not only the first Europeandesigner to hold a fashionshow in China, but also the firstone to educate the Chinese on fashion.Three decades ago he had predicted thecommercial potentials of this ancient civilizationand China, in his opinion, wouldbecome a competition arena featuringvarious international brands.Some people say that every fashionshow by Pierre Cardin is like an internationaltour that brings people to differentsceneries of every corner of the world; otherpeople say that the fashion show by PierreCardin is like a great feast where peoplewill enjoy the legendary lives of creativity.In early April, 2012, which was also the33rd year since Pierre Cardin’s fashionshow entered China, he hosted at WaterQ: what is special about this “Cityof Light” show at Water Cube?Pierre Cardin: Well, thetheme of this fashion show is to combinelife and nature with people’s feelings andcreate wonderful scenes.The first series would be “invisibledress”. When all the lights went out, themodels will step on the catwalk wearing“dress of light”. The audience would onlysee the moving of five-color lights, whichsketch the flower-shape patterns on thedresses; the second series would feature“Pierre Cardin Classics” daily dresses,which use classic but newly-designedgeometrical patterns. The last two seriesinclude little black dress and eveninggown, to bring out the sculpture modelingof the skirt dresses. I have integratedarchitectural materials into the fashion70