When Pierre Cardin emerged from the Château du Marquis de Sade and entered its courtyard, the models, photographers and assembled press corps burst into applause and he lifted his hands like he had scored the winning goal at the Euro 2016.
In that moment, he was king of the castle, perched high above rolling fields of grapes, lavender and olive trees.
In one of his rare shows on home soil, Cardin was to use the ruined, 11th-century edifice — which he restored and uses as home base for an annual cu