You can understand why Pierre Cardin thought this would be a good time to put his eponymous company on the block (and it’s not just because at 88, and the CEO/sole designer, he’s getting tired). Read more
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Vanessa has been the FT’s fashion editor since 2003, and is based in New York, though she lived in London for 12 years.