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Kenzo founder Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19

Kenzo Takada founder of Kenzo brand, died in Paris on Sunday after contracting the novel coronavirus.

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Published October 04,2020
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This file photo taken on January 9, 2019 shows Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada posing during a photo session in his home in Paris. (AFP Photo)

Fashion designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the global Kenzo brand, died in Paris on Sunday after contracting Covid-19, his spokesman said.

Takada, the first Japanese designer to gain prominence in the highly-competitive Paris fashion scene, died in the American Hospital of Paris, the spokesman said in a statement.