French-Japanese designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19

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fashion designer Kenzo Takada, the founder of the brand Kenzo, has died of coronavirus at the age of 81.Takada passed away on Sunday 4 October in Paris, the city he called home since he moved to France in 1965 to start his fashion career.Known for his use of bright colours and for bringing Japanese prints and textiles to Europe's catwalks, Takada was one of the defining fashion designers of the 70s and 80s.Born in 1939 in Himeji to hotelier parents, Takada struggled to realise his dreams of being a designer in his homeland."I was once told that it was impossible for a Japanese man to work in the fashion industry in Paris," Takada once told the Financial Times."Men weren't allowed into design schools.

spokesman confirmed to The Guardian. He died in the American hospital in Paris.'Kenzo Takada has, from the 1970s, infused into fashion a tone of poetic lightness and sweet freedom which inspired many designers after him,' Bernard Arnault, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of LVMH said in a statement.

has died aged 81 after contracting Covid-19 in France, describing him as a man of “energy, kindness and talent” whose international outlook and attitude towards women’s clothes were ahead of their time.Models and designers took to social media to pay tributes to Takada, who was commonly referred to by his given name, Kenzo.“So sad to hear of your loss today … will always remember your smile and humble demeanour … and positivity you shined on us all,” Naomi Campbell said on her Instagram account. “Rest with the angels.” Related: Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies after catching Covid-19 aged 81 Pat Cleveland, a pioneering African American model whom Takada championed, said her “heart was broken” over the death of her “dear friend”.

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Designer Kenzo Takada has died at 81 from coronavirus complications. The Franco-Japanese fashion icon's family confirmed the news in a statement on Sunday, confirming the death was due to the virus, which continues to spread.

Kenzo Takada has died at the age of 81 after contracting coronavirus.The founder of the global Kenzo brand died at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, on Sunday, his family said in a statement to French media.Takada was born in Japan but moved to Paris in 1964, where he began his fashion career.He launched Kenzo in 1970, which was was later purchased by luxury conglomerate LVMH in 1993.Takada retired from the company in 1999 to pursue a career in art.The company's current designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista unveiled Kenzo's spring-summer 2020 line to fashion editors on Wednesday.Takada was born on February 27, 1939, in Himeji, in the Hyogo Prefecture in Japan to hoteliers, but his love of fashion began after reading his

Japanese designer to gain prominence in the highly-competitive Paris fashion scene, died in the American Hospital of Paris, the spokesman said in a statement.(AFP)Commenting is not currently available, but don’t worry! We’ll have a new commenting experience online soon.

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Ellise Shafer editorKenzo Takada, fashion designer and founder of the brand Kenzo, has died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, from COVID-19. He was 81.Takada’s death was confirmed Sunday morning by a post on the Kenzo brand Facebook page.“For half a century, Mr.

CNN that Takada died of coronavirus complications. «It is with immense sadness that the brand K-3 announces the loss of its celebrated artistic director, Kenzo Takada. The world-renowned designer passed away on October 4, 2020 due to COVID-19 related complications at the age of 81 at the American Hospital, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France,» the statement read.Takada's death occurred during Paris Fashion Week.

seamless mix of traditional Japanese fashion and modern western style that it is famed for.     Kenzo developed his love for fashion quickly while reading his sisters' magazines and went to Paris for the first time in 1965 when he was 26 after studying fashion in Japan.He had only intended to stay in Paris for a few months before returning to Japan, but because he had vowed not to leave until he had created something there, he stayed longer.  Five years later he used just $200 worth of fabric to create his first fashion collection, and in the same year Elle magazine featured his clothing on its front cover.   The year after that, he won the Fashion Editor Club of Japan's prize.Kenzo opened his flagship store, Kenzo, in the Place des