MOSCOW, November 27 (RIA Novosti) - French fashion designer Pierre Cardin was made an Russian Academy of Arts honorary member in Moscow on Thursday at an award ceremony.
The Italian-born couturier, 86, is known for his unisex style and the first pret-a-porter (ready-to-wear) collection.
The Russian Academy of Arts has over 3,000 members and 150 honorary members.
The French couturier is expected to create stage decorations for the Russian rock opera Juno and Avos, by Alexei Rybnikov. The popular opera was the first Soviet work of art to be performed at Cardin's Theatre in Paris.
Cardin and the president of the Russian Academy of Arts, Georgia-born sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, will leave for Azerbaijan on Friday to take part in a ceremony marking the 80th birthday of painter Tair Salakhov.
