Kenzō Takada

Kenzō Takada
高田 賢三
Takada in 2017
Born(1939-02-27)27 February 1939
Died4 October 2020(2020-10-04) (aged 81)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Alma materBunka Fashion College
OccupationsFashion designer, film director
Known forFounder of Kenzo
PartnerXavier de Castella
AwardsOrdre des Arts et des Lettres

Kenzō Takada (高田 賢三, Takada Kenzō; [takada kenꜜzoː]; 27 February 1939 – 4 October 2020) was a Japanese–French fashion designer living in France. He founded Kenzo, a worldwide clothing brand that also markets skincare and perfumes. Takada was the honorary president of the Asian Couture Federation.