<p class="MsoNormal">French designer Pierre Cardin, who revolutionized the fashion world with his visionary creations while transforming his name into a diversified money-spinning global brand, died on Tuesday at the age of 98. Cardin died in a hospital in Neuilly in Paris, his family said in a statement, adding that he has left the world a “great, unique artistic heritage” that is not confined to just fashion.</p>