Kenzo (brand)

Kenzo (stylized as KENZO) is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1970 by Japanese designer Kenzo Takada. Kenzo Takada was born in Japan and moved to Paris in 1964 to start his fashion career. He then became known for using Asian and Japanese influenced style with the construction of European fashion. He started out with a 'Jungle Jap' boutique located in Paris and decorated in jungle inspired decor. He began with handmade women's clothing, then in 1983 Kenzo started designing men and then kids and home collections in 1987.[2] Today, it is an international luxury goods brand owned by parent company LVMH, that purchased the label in 1993.[3]

Kenzo S.A.
Société Anonyme / Subsidiary of public company
IndustryFashion
Founded1970 (1970)
FounderKenzo Takada
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Key people
Felipe Oliveira Baptista,
(Creative Director)
OwnerLVMH
Websitewww.kenzo.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Recent

Since 2011, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, are the creative directors and head designers of the brand.[4][5] Their tiger shirt and clothing has been worn by celebrities and fashion bloggers including Jay Z, Kevin Hart, Beyoncé, Zooey Deschanel, Swizz Beatz, Selena Gomez, Spike Jonze, Joan Smalls, Lorde, and Rihanna.

For the Fall 2014 collection, they collaborated with filmmaker David Lynch, who mixed the soundtrack for the show and provided a large sculpture.[6]

Collaborations

In 2016, Kenzo announced its collaboration with H&M. Kenzo X H&M collection was released on 3 November 2016.[7] The fashion house also collaborates with Inglot Cosmetics company, which manufactures make-up products.[8] On 21 March 2018 Kenzo revealed Britney Spears as the face of its new 'La Collection Memento No. 2' campaign.[9] The collaboration, marketed as #KenzoLovesBritney, features a variety of ready-to-wear nostalgic denim pieces for men and women.[10]

Designers

References
  1. "KENZO SA: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Businessweek.com.
  2. "Legal mentions". kenzo.com.
  3. "Kenzo". The Cut. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18.
  4. "Kenzo in Dubai". Mall of the Emirates. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  5. "About : Opening Ceremony". Opening Ceremony. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  6. Phelps, Nicole (2014-03-02). "Fall 2014 Ready-to-Wear: Kenzo". Style.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  7. Jensen, Nanna Bachmand (2016-06-12). "Kenzo X H&M | Fashion News". Ikon London Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  8. "About Inglot". inglotcosmetics.com. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  9. Bobb, Brooke (2018-03-20). "Britney Spears On Her Kenzo Campaign And How She Defines Mum Fashion". British Vogue. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  10. Jensen, Erin (2018-03-20). "Kenzo is getting a 'Piece of' Britney Spears, the face of its La Collection Memento No. 2". USA Today. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
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