Brief introduction of brand history

The House of KENZO was founded in Paris in 1970 by Takada Kenzo.In this year,He opened the first shop “Jungle Jap”and his collection was presented in New York and Tokyo in 1971. He surprised the fashion world with his originality and the apparent celebration of diverse cultures, nature and colors in his designs. Following his success in the 1970s, he launched a series of new collections for men, women and children and opened boutiques on whloe world. Since1988, Kenzo began to launch his women and men’s perfume line. In 1993 ,the KENZO brand joined the LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton company. Kenzo Takada announced his retirement in 1999, leaving his assistants, Gilles Rosier, in charge of his fashion house. In 2001, a skincare line, KENZOKI,was also launched.Since 2003, the artistic directorship of KENZO Women’s Fashion has been in the hands of the ltalian Antonio Marras.