Kenzo Takada
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About
Best known as the founder of the famous Kenzo fashion house, this Japanese-born clothing designer also worked in the perfume and skin care industries.
Before Fame
He opened his first boutique, Jungle Jap, in 1970 and subsequently displayed his fashion collection in both Tokyo and New York.
Trivia
After briefly studying at the Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, he trained at the Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo, Japan.
Family Life
He and his sisters grew up in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture.
Associated With
He and fellow Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto, born just four years apart, both had successful careers in the fashion industry.
