Kenzō Takada
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Japanese fashion designer (1939-2020)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1939-02-27 ) 27 February 1939, Himeji , Hyōgo, Empire of Japan
- Died
- 4 October 2020 (2020-10-04) (aged 81), Neuilly-sur-Seine , Île-de-France, France
- Alma mater
- Bunka Fashion College
- Occupations
- Fashion designer, film director
- Known for
- Founder of Kenzo
- Partner
- Xavier de Castella
- Awards
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kenzō
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Himeji
- Place of death
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Occupation
- costume designer
- Educated at
- Bunka Fashion College
- Employer
- Kenzo
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Field of work
- clothing industry
- Image
- Kenzo Takada cropped 2 Kenzo Takada 20170310.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
- Residence
- Paris
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- described at URL
- www.nytimes.com/2020/10/04/style/kenzo-takada-dead.html
- date of birth
- 1939-02-27
- Commons category
- Kenzo Takada
- name in kana
- たかだ けんぞう
- name in native language
- 高田賢三
- date of death
- 2020-10-04
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- has works in the collection
- Kunstmuseum Den Haag
- place of burial
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Kenzō Takada (高田 賢三, Takada Kenzō; [takada kenꜜzoː]; 27 February 1939 – 4 October 2020) was a Japanese–French fashion designer living in France. He founded Kenzo, a worldwide clothing brand that also markets skincare and perfumes. Takada was the honorary president of the Asian Couture Federation.
Early life
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