Kenzo Takada
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Kenzo Takada (高田賢三 Takada Kenzō, born 27 February 1939 in Himeji, Japan) is a Japanese fashion designer. He is also the founder of Kenzo, a world-wide brand of perfumes, skincare products and clothes.
Kenzo's love for fashion developed at an early age, particularly through reading his sisters' magazines. He shortly attended the University of Kobe, where he felt bored and eventually withdrew, against the will of his family . In 1958, he joined a fashion school, Tokyo's Bunka Fashion College, which had then just opened its doors to male students.
After earning his diploma, he settled in Paris in 1964. He was trying to gain a place in the fashion environment; attending shows, making contacts with the media and selling sketches.
Kenzo's first designs started because he could only afford to buy his fabrics from flea sales. most of these fabrics were scraps, the remains of grandmothers sewing baskets. As a result, Kenzo had to mix many bold fabrics together to make one garment.
Bottle of the fragrance Flower by Kenzo
Kenzo's success started in 1970: during this year he presented his first show at the Vivienne Gallery; his first store, "Jungle Jap" was opened; and one of his models appeared in the cover of ELLE. His collection was presented in New York and Tokyo in 1971. The next year, he won the Fashion Editor Club of Japan's prize. Kenzo proved his sense of dramatic appearance when, in 1978 and 1979, he held his shows in a circus tent, finishing with horsewomen performers wearing transparent uniforms and he himself riding an elephant.
His first men's collection was launched in 1983. In 1988, his women's perfume line began with Kenzo de Kenzo (now known as Ça Sent Beau), Parfum d'été, Le monde est beau and L'eau par Kenzo. Kenzo pour Homme was his first men's perfume (1991). FlowerbyKenzo, launched in 2000, has since become a flagship fragrance for the Kenzo Parfums brand. In 2001, a skincare line, KenzoKI was also launched.
Since 1993 the brand Kenzo is owned by the French luxury goods company LVMH.
Kenzo Takada announced his retirement in 1999, leaving his assistants in charge of his fashion house. In 2005, he reappeared as a decoration designer presenting "Gokan Kobo" ("workshop of the five senses"), a brand of tableware, home objects and furniture.
2.27.2009
2.26.2009
Luxury Week Day 5: Kenzo
Luxury Week Day 5: Kenzo
Monday. 1 September. 2008. 9:12 am
Monday. 1 September. 2008. 9:12 am
Kenzo brings new shapes to Hong Kong for Fall.
We start the final day of the Mastercard Luxury Week Hong Kong 2008 with Kenzo. For his fall collection, designer Antonio Marras takes inspiration from the Japanese Wabi-sabi aesthetics where elaborate reinterpretation of volumes and shapes combined with a range of different materials resulted in new beautiful shapes. Drawing from the shape of the Japanese “Yukata” (a casual summer kimono dressing gown), were dramatic beautifully shaped loose fitted short dresses in wool jacquard and duchess satin.
Kenzo’s ability to re-create new original silhouettes and push the boundaries is what makes this anexciting brand to watch. Kenzo’s Autumn Winter collection spotted bold splashes of graphic prints against anise green, yellow and autumn’s colour of black and grey. Anise green and pink is an unusual colour combination but it seems to work in Antonia Marras’s expert hand!
2.25.2009
Takada Kenzo
Takada was one of seven children and developed an interest in fashion through reading the magazines of his sisters. Born in Himeiji City, Hyogo Prefecture, he quit Kobe University to try to become one of the first male students at Tokyo's Bunka Fashion College (Bunkafukuso Gakuin). His parents did not approve of his career ambitions and he had to work part-time in Tokyo to support himself while he did evening prep courses in design. After some six months, he was finally accepted to the prestigious college and the kind of determination that got him there was to serve him well in the future.
In 1964, Takada moved to Paris and started at the very bottom of the fashion industry ladder. After making enough contacts, he worked as a freelance designer and opened his first boutique 'Jungle Jap' in 1970.
Takada's first work borrowed heavily from traditional Japanese styles but it was his 'big silhouette' designs which drew worldwide attention. His designs made him something of a trendsetter for young fashion. In Japan, he is highly regarded as a pioneer who introduced Japanese fashion design to a world audience. Always very selective of his fabric, Takada in recent years has moved into the design of furniture coverings and household items. In September 1999, he announced that he was handing over the reins of his fashion house to his assistants.
In 1964, Takada moved to Paris and started at the very bottom of the fashion industry ladder. After making enough contacts, he worked as a freelance designer and opened his first boutique 'Jungle Jap' in 1970.
Takada's first work borrowed heavily from traditional Japanese styles but it was his 'big silhouette' designs which drew worldwide attention. His designs made him something of a trendsetter for young fashion. In Japan, he is highly regarded as a pioneer who introduced Japanese fashion design to a world audience. Always very selective of his fabric, Takada in recent years has moved into the design of furniture coverings and household items. In September 1999, he announced that he was handing over the reins of his fashion house to his assistants.
2.22.2009
kenzo
History and background of Kenzo :
Kenzo has always worked towards a multicultural world, a world of colors and beauty, with nature as a vibrant, inexhaustible source of inspiration. Classic, contemporary, or visionary, the women's and men's perfumes Kenzo created are based on values of life, energy, and a deep-rooted equilibrium.
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KENZO PARFUMS has collaborated with some of the leading artists in the field of design for its fragrance concepts.
Serge Mansau
b. 1930, a world renowned French designer. Mansau has designed bottles for various companies within the perfume industry since 1963, rising to become the designer in fragrance packaging. His passion for theater and stage engineering has been a constant source of inspiration and is reflected in his works. Mansau’s designs for Kenzo include Kenzo’s first fragrance, ça sent beau; the original design of Kenzo pour Homme; the original design of Kenzo parfum d’été; Flower by Kenzo.Fabien Baron
b. 1959, a leading Creative Director and designer. Baron has been involved in various projects within the fashion and beauty industry. Moving from Paris to New York in 1982, he rose quickly within the publishing world, art directing at prestigious institutions such as Italian Vogue, Interview and Harpers Bazaar. In 1990, he founded New York-based Baron & Baron, an advertising and design company that has produced not only fragrance packaging designs, but advertising campaigns, retail environments, logos and graphics for a variety of clients in fashion, beauty, entertainment and more. In 2003, he was responsible for the reinvention of the L’eau par kenzo bottles and also designed the bottles for KenzoKi.Karim Rashid
b. 1960, a leader in the design field. Rashid is an industrial designer based out of New York City. He advocates a “democratic” design sensibility to a mass audience, believing that good design should be appealing to the maximum amount of people. He has produced over 200 designs, ranging from perfume packaging to his iconic Garbo trashcan. His style can be described as a “sensual minimalism.” For Kenzo, Rashid designed the bottles for Kenzo Amour, Summer by Kenzo and the Ryoko collection.Kashiwa Sato
b. 1965, one of Japan’s most prolific designers. Sato is a key player in the Japanese design industry. His creations are scattered throughout Japan on buildings, bottles, CD covers and have made their way around the world via brands such as Issey Miyake, Uniqlo and Microsoft. After working for one of Japan’s largest advertising agencies, Sato founded “SAMURAI” creative studio in 2000. As a true Tokyoite, he was the natural choice to design the bottle for Tokyo by Kenzo, even creating a font expressly for the project.Kenya Hara
b. 1958, part of the new generation of designers in Japan. Hara is considered the mastermind behind the “Muji” concept, stressing the importance of emptiness in Japanese design. Despite being labelled a child of the “new designers,” his work is deeply rooted in Japanese culture. He has designed for a wide range of disciplines, including the opening and closing ceremony programs for the Nagano Olympics, signage for various institutions in Japan and packaging. His design aesthetic is reflected in his simplistic, yet innovative design for Kenzo Power.Alberto Morillas
b. 1950, a world-renowned perfumer. Morillas joined Firmenich in 1970 after two years at Beaux Arts of Geneva. He is mostly self-trained; picturing his scents as colors that he is free to manipulate. Since then he has crafted many fragrances for leading companies in the industry. He was the winner of the 2003 Prix François Coty. Morillas crafted Kenzo’s star fragrance, FlowerbyKenzo.Daphne Bugey
With a love of fragrance, Bugey found her calling on a family holiday to Grasse, the world’s perfume capital, at the age of 12. Her strong personality and creative talent were soon noticed, and in 1996 she realized her childhood dream by joining Firmenich. She and fellow perfumer Olivier Cresp won a FiFi Award in 2007 for their joint creation, KenzoAmour. They would team up again in 2008 for the launch of the limited edition KenzoAmour Indian Holi. Bugey also created the travel exclusive 7:15am in Bali.Olivier Cresp
The youngest son in a long line of wholesalers for raw ingredients in perfumery, Cresp was born into the industry. From the age of 7, he knew he wanted to be a perfumer. A “Nose” for industry giant Firmenich, Cresp has created numerous fragrances for top companies. For Kenzo, he has created L’eauparKenzo pour femme, L’eauparKenzo pour homme, KenzoAmour (with Daphne Bugey) and KenzoAmour Indian Holi (also with Daphne Bugey). Cresp and Bugey won a FiFi Award in 2007 for the original KenzoAmour.Olivier Polge
A master perfumer at IFF, Polge is the son of famous perfumer Jacques Polge, known as the Nose of Chanel. He has also crafted many fragrances for other well-known companies. For Kenzo, he created Kenzo Power.Marie Salamagne
Considered a rising star in the perfume world, Salamagne originally went to medical school with the aim of becoming a child psychiatrist; however she soon realized that she wanted to do something different. She attended perfumery school in Versailles and in 2001 joined Firmenich. She has also worked in the States and Paris. She says draws her influences from daily life. Salamagne created Tokyo by Kenzo.
Kenzo has always worked towards a multicultural world, a world of colors and beauty, with nature as a vibrant, inexhaustible source of inspiration. Classic, contemporary, or visionary, the women's and men's perfumes Kenzo created are based on values of life, energy, and a deep-rooted equilibrium.
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KENZO PARFUMS has collaborated with some of the leading artists in the field of design for its fragrance concepts.
Serge Mansau
b. 1930, a world renowned French designer. Mansau has designed bottles for various companies within the perfume industry since 1963, rising to become the designer in fragrance packaging. His passion for theater and stage engineering has been a constant source of inspiration and is reflected in his works. Mansau’s designs for Kenzo include Kenzo’s first fragrance, ça sent beau; the original design of Kenzo pour Homme; the original design of Kenzo parfum d’été; Flower by Kenzo.Fabien Baron
b. 1959, a leading Creative Director and designer. Baron has been involved in various projects within the fashion and beauty industry. Moving from Paris to New York in 1982, he rose quickly within the publishing world, art directing at prestigious institutions such as Italian Vogue, Interview and Harpers Bazaar. In 1990, he founded New York-based Baron & Baron, an advertising and design company that has produced not only fragrance packaging designs, but advertising campaigns, retail environments, logos and graphics for a variety of clients in fashion, beauty, entertainment and more. In 2003, he was responsible for the reinvention of the L’eau par kenzo bottles and also designed the bottles for KenzoKi.Karim Rashid
b. 1960, a leader in the design field. Rashid is an industrial designer based out of New York City. He advocates a “democratic” design sensibility to a mass audience, believing that good design should be appealing to the maximum amount of people. He has produced over 200 designs, ranging from perfume packaging to his iconic Garbo trashcan. His style can be described as a “sensual minimalism.” For Kenzo, Rashid designed the bottles for Kenzo Amour, Summer by Kenzo and the Ryoko collection.Kashiwa Sato
b. 1965, one of Japan’s most prolific designers. Sato is a key player in the Japanese design industry. His creations are scattered throughout Japan on buildings, bottles, CD covers and have made their way around the world via brands such as Issey Miyake, Uniqlo and Microsoft. After working for one of Japan’s largest advertising agencies, Sato founded “SAMURAI” creative studio in 2000. As a true Tokyoite, he was the natural choice to design the bottle for Tokyo by Kenzo, even creating a font expressly for the project.Kenya Hara
b. 1958, part of the new generation of designers in Japan. Hara is considered the mastermind behind the “Muji” concept, stressing the importance of emptiness in Japanese design. Despite being labelled a child of the “new designers,” his work is deeply rooted in Japanese culture. He has designed for a wide range of disciplines, including the opening and closing ceremony programs for the Nagano Olympics, signage for various institutions in Japan and packaging. His design aesthetic is reflected in his simplistic, yet innovative design for Kenzo Power.Alberto Morillas
b. 1950, a world-renowned perfumer. Morillas joined Firmenich in 1970 after two years at Beaux Arts of Geneva. He is mostly self-trained; picturing his scents as colors that he is free to manipulate. Since then he has crafted many fragrances for leading companies in the industry. He was the winner of the 2003 Prix François Coty. Morillas crafted Kenzo’s star fragrance, FlowerbyKenzo.Daphne Bugey
With a love of fragrance, Bugey found her calling on a family holiday to Grasse, the world’s perfume capital, at the age of 12. Her strong personality and creative talent were soon noticed, and in 1996 she realized her childhood dream by joining Firmenich. She and fellow perfumer Olivier Cresp won a FiFi Award in 2007 for their joint creation, KenzoAmour. They would team up again in 2008 for the launch of the limited edition KenzoAmour Indian Holi. Bugey also created the travel exclusive 7:15am in Bali.Olivier Cresp
The youngest son in a long line of wholesalers for raw ingredients in perfumery, Cresp was born into the industry. From the age of 7, he knew he wanted to be a perfumer. A “Nose” for industry giant Firmenich, Cresp has created numerous fragrances for top companies. For Kenzo, he has created L’eauparKenzo pour femme, L’eauparKenzo pour homme, KenzoAmour (with Daphne Bugey) and KenzoAmour Indian Holi (also with Daphne Bugey). Cresp and Bugey won a FiFi Award in 2007 for the original KenzoAmour.Olivier Polge
A master perfumer at IFF, Polge is the son of famous perfumer Jacques Polge, known as the Nose of Chanel. He has also crafted many fragrances for other well-known companies. For Kenzo, he created Kenzo Power.Marie Salamagne
Considered a rising star in the perfume world, Salamagne originally went to medical school with the aim of becoming a child psychiatrist; however she soon realized that she wanted to do something different. She attended perfumery school in Versailles and in 2001 joined Firmenich. She has also worked in the States and Paris. She says draws her influences from daily life. Salamagne created Tokyo by Kenzo.
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