Japanese designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the Kenzo brand who spent most of his career at the heart of the French fashion industry, died Sunday in a hospital near Paris after contracting the novel coronavirus, his spokesperson said. He was 81.Takada was hospitalized around Sept. 10 due to poor health following a trip to southern France and tested positive for the virus the following day, sources familiar with the matter said.Although at one point he declared he was getting better, he died after experiencing a seesaw in condition.Takada was born in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, and moved…READ FULL ARTICLE
