Franco-Japanese designer Kenzo Takada dies of COVID-19
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Franco-Japanese designer Kenzo Takada dies of COVID-19
05 Oct `20
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Franco-Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, has died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 81, according to a statement released by the family to French media on Sunday. Takada died in a hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris. He was known for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that channelled global travel.
Franco-Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, has died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 81, according to a statement released by the family to French media on Sunday. Takada died in a hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris. He was known for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that channelled global travel. #
“It is with immense sadness that Kenzo has learned of the passing of our founder... for half a century, Mr. Takada has been an emblematic personality in the fashion industry –always infusing creativity and colour into the world,” Takada's fashion house Kenzo said in a statement on Instagram.
Franco-Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, has died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 81, according to a statement released by the family to French media on Sunday. Takada died in a hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris. He was known for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that channelled global travel. #
“His amazing energy, kindness, talent and smile were contagious,” said designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista, who only last week unveiled Kenzo's spring-summer 2020 collection to fashion editors.
Franco-Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, has died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 81, according to a statement released by the family to French media on Sunday. Takada died in a hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris. He was known for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that channelled global travel. #
The brand Kenzo is owned by French luxury goods company LVMH since 1993.
Franco-Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, has died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 81, according to a statement released by the family to French media on Sunday. Takada died in a hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris. He was known for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that channelled global travel. #
Takada, who was born in 1939, fell in love with fashion after reading his sisters' fashion magazines. He studied at the Bunka College of Fashion in Tokyo, and worked for a brief period in Japan, before relocating to Paris in 1965, to work as a freelance designer.
Franco-Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, has died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 81, according to a statement released by the family to French media on Sunday. Takada died in a hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris. He was known for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that channelled global travel. #
Most recently in January 2020, Takada announced that he would be launching a new lifestyle brand named K3. The brand made its first appearance in January 2020 at the Maison et Objet trade show, as well as in a Parisian showroom.
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