FASHION DESIGNER

Kenzō Takada

1939 - 2020

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenzō Takada is the 22nd most popular fashion designer (down from 15th in 2019), the 503rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 153rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Fashion Designer.

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Kenzō Takada ranks 22 out of 51Before him are Elsa Schiaparelli, Mary Quant, Charles Frederick Worth, Yohji Yamamoto, Tom Ford, and John Galliano. After him are Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang, Thierry Mugler, Paul Poiret, Rose Bertin, and Gianfranco Ferré.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Kenzō Takada ranks 105Before him are Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Paul Hogan, Alan Baker, Claudio Magris, Kit Bond, and Seamus Heaney. After him are John O'Keefe, Marco Bellocchio, Dusty Springfield, Warda Al-Jazairia, Feroz Khan, and Kathryn Joosten. Among people deceased in 2020, Kenzō Takada ranks 114Before him are Maj Sjöwall, Margaret Burbidge, Per Olov Enquist, Jerry Stiller, George Blake, and MF Doom. After him are Wim Suurbier, Manu Dibango, Daniel arap Moi, Claude Brasseur, Ulay, and Otto Barić.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kenzō Takada ranks 503 out of 6,245Before him are Kunisada (1786), Takeo Takahashi (1947), Mōri Terumoto (1533), Saitō Hajime (1844), Seki Takakazu (1642), and Eisai (1141). After him are Fusajiro Yamauchi (1859), Emperor Go-Reizei (1025), Takijirō Ōnishi (1891), Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838), Takeo Fukuda (1905), and Taizo Kawamoto (1914).

Among FASHION DESIGNERS In Japan

Among fashion designers born in Japan, Kenzō Takada ranks 2Before him are Yohji Yamamoto (1943). After him are Kansai Yamamoto (1944).