Designer Kenzo Takada (Founder of KENZO Brand) Dies due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) Infection
Kenzo Takada Kenzo Takada, one of Japan's leading global fashion designer and founder of the brand "Kenzo," died on October 4 at the American Hospital of Paris located in Neuilly-sur-Seine, in the western suburbs of Paris, France due to coronavirus infection (Covid-19). He was 81 years old. According to a Japanese spokeswoman, he had been hospitalized since early September and focused on treatment, but his condition worsened due to complications. Mr. Takada was born in 1939 in Hyogo prefecture. After graduating from Bunka Fashion College, moved to France in 1965. After that, he launched " JUNGLE JAP ", the predecessor of " Kenzo ", and showed his first collection in 1970. Jungle Jap - Casual fashion using cotton materials with the theme of ethnic folklores became popular, and he was active as a top designer of Paris Fashion Week with Mr. Yves Saint Laurent and Mr. Karl Lagerfeld . In 1993 he sold the brand to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton a...