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Kenzo Takada was born in Kyoto, in the Hyogo region of Southern Japan in 1940. He opened his first boutique called "Jungle Jap" selling loose casual clothes in 1971. In 1975 Kenzo's first collections were shown in Tokyo. The Kenzo brand is known for its unique and innovative style.
In 1975 his first collections were shown in Tokyo. Two years afterwards, Kenzo presented his collections in New York. In 1978 he became known as the "Great White designer" although his designs were very colourful and his styles amazingly diverse. A year later, Kenzo's collection was shown in Zurich, Switzerland for the first time.
In 1990 Kenzo's empire expanded to include menswear, jeans, children's wear and other products.
In October 1999, Kenzo presented his final show, handing over the design to Giles Rosier. In October 2001, Gilles Rosier presented his Spring 2002 collection for Kenzo, favouring the exotic tropics as an inspiration. Colourful embroidery was prevalent. The palm print was used throughout the collection on white and grey blouses. Gilles said "I went through all the old Kenzo collections, I wanted to design a modern twist on the Asian influences.". Kenzo later sold his house to the Luxury group LVMH run by Bernard Arnault.
However Kenzo Takada himself has no plans to disappear. At a lunch with the press in May 2002, he outlined his plans. Having started up a label called "Yume" (Japanese for Dream) which will include a series of men and women's apparel and accessories, as well as bed linen with Japanese motifs for La Redoute, Europe's biggest mail order group, owned by Francois Pinault.
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