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The feud over Pierre Cardin's estate
The 21 heirs to fashion designer Pierre Cardin are at odds with his grand-nephew, Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin. © Studio Pachamama

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The feud over Pierre Cardin's estate

Since Pierre Cardin's death in December 2020, the Italian-born French designer's 21 heirs, from seven different family lines, have been at loggerheads with his great-nephew Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin, who was named sole beneficiary in a will discovered in bizarre circumstances posthumously. The ensuing dispute has given rise to no fewer than six legal proceedings, all of which are ongoing. At stake is more than the Pierre Cardin brand; the designer also boasted a significant real estate portfolio, as well as the iconic Paris restaurant Maxim's.

The feud over Pierre Cardin's estate
The 21 heirs to fashion designer Pierre Cardin are at odds with his grand-nephew, Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin. © Studio Pachamama

France
Proceedings over Cardin estate blocked by death of putative heir

The six legal proceedings underway concerning the estate of French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who died in 2020 as a result of Covid-19, were abruptly suspended last week.

LogoSubscribers only Families 31.10.2024

France
Pierre Cardin heirs close ranks ahead of ultimate inheritance battle

French courts will decide this summer whether to annul a will naming Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin as Pierre Cardin's sole heir. Meanwhile, the other 22 relatives laying claim to the designer's estate are trying to reach an agreement on how to settle their multi-million-euro inheritance tax bill.

LogoSubscribers only Families 02.05.2024

France
Courts imperil self-styled heir's hold on Cardin fortune

The Paris Court of Appeal has invalidated the designation of Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin as sole heir to Pierre Cardin. If the designer's other nephews and nieces get their way in a separate round of legal proceedings, every transaction carried out with Cardin's bequest could be annulled.

LogoSubscribers only Families 01.02.2024

France, Italy
Surprise appearance of Pierre Cardin's elusive will sparks courtroom commotion

The latest legal tussle between self-styled heir Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin and the designer's 21 other nephews and nieces is rife with twists and turns. The prizes at stake are control of the Cardin brand, the iconic Maxim's restaurant, and properties in Venice, Paris and the south of France.

LogoSubscribers only Families 14.12.2023

France
Maxim's reopening threatened as Cardin heirs serve notice to Paris Society

Conflict among the late Pierre Cardin's heirs, who own the Paris belle époque restaurant, has upset the Accor group events subsidiary's plans to reopen Maxim's.

LogoSubscribers only Families 19.10.2023

France, Italy
The fate of Pierre Cardin's Venetian palazzo

The controversial heir of late designer Pierre Cardin oversaw the brand's show at Paris Fashion Week. But the palatial Venice home he long ran on his great-uncle's behalf remains shuttered.

LogoSubscribers only Families 28.09.2023

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The 21 heirs to fashion designer Pierre Cardin are at odds with his grand-nephew, Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin.

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