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Kenzo (Kenzo Takada)
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Born
February 28, 1938
Kyoto, Japan
Nationality
Japan
Ethnicity
Japanese
Education
Kobe Gaibo University
, English Literature
, Student
1960
Bunka Fashion College
, Graduated
Career
sold lines to Moët Hennessy — Louis Vuitton
fashion director
,
House of Kenzo until retirement
1960 - 1964
Began fashion career in Tokyo designing patterns Soen (magazine)
1965
lived and worked in Paris
1970
opened Jungle Jap
Paris, Kentucky, United States
1972
opened Jungle Jap
Paris, Kentucky, United States
1983
opened Jungle Jap
1983
launched menswear line
1984
opened boutiques throughout Europe and Tokyo
1984
produced sportswear line with The Limited Stores Album by Kenzo
1987
launched children's and fragrance line
2002
launched new lifestyle line Yume
2004
designed Coca-Cola Light cans
2006
created new tableware
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Awards
Recipient Soen prize
1960, Fashion Editors Club Japan prize, 1972, Bath Museum Costume Dress of Year award, 1976, 1977, Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 1984
1960, Fashion Editors Club Japan prize, 1972, Bath Museum Costume Dress of Year award, 1976, 1977, Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 1984