Kenzo Designer and Founder Kenzo Takada Has Died at 81 From COVID-19 Complications

Kenzo Takada, the pioneering Japanese fashion designer and founder of Kenzo, died on Sunday, 4 Oct. in Paris after catching COVID-19 at the age of 81. Takada was the first designer from Japan to enter Paris's fashion elite in the 1970s, paving the way for fellow iconic Japanese designers such as Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto, Junya Watanabe, and Issey Miyake. Takada's designs for Kenzo includes vibrant, colourful jungle prints for women, men, and children, the brand's signature tiger motif on mor...