Kenzo, who is also called the most French of all Japanese fashion designers, is considered the founder of ethnic style in modern fashion.
Kenzo Takada, born in g. Haimedi (Japan) on February 27, 1939., is a Japanese fashion designer. Back in 1958. He decided to go to g. Tokyo at the Fashion Department of the College of Family Office of Bunka Fashion College, who at that time had just begun to take men.
The very first designer work of Kenzo appeared. This happened due to the fact that he could only acquire fabrics at the sales of old things. As a result, in order to make a single product, Kenzo had to be connected together a couple of different fabrics.
It is worth noting that 1970. He was marked by Kenzo by the beginning of unprecedented success: within one year he presented his first his own show in a gallery called Vivienne Gallery, and he also managed to open his first store, which was called “Jungle Jap”. Also this year, one of his models could be seen on the cover of the famous magazine “Elle”.
In 1978 and 1979. In confirmation of the effectiveness of his own design style, he began to arrange shows in circus tents. At the end of this show, models appeared that were dressed in an absolutely transparent uniform, they sat on horseback, and he always went on an elephant.
He was able to release his first men’s collection only in 1983. Already in 1988. A beautiful line of female perfumes appears with incredible fragrances Parfum d’Ete, Kenzo de Kenzo, as well as L’Eau de Kenzo and Le Monde Est Beau. It is worth noting that his very first male spirits were Kenzo Pour Homme, which the world saw in 1991.
The fashion world was shocked when in 1999. Kenzo Takada announced his own departure from him by transferring the management of his fashion house to assistants. Already in 2005. He reappeared in business as a decorator designer, representing the eminent Gokan Kobo trademark, which is engaged in the production of cutlery, house and furniture.