"Kenzo Takada passed away on October 4, 2020 at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine due to COVID-19," the newspaper said.

Mort du créateur Kenzo Takada, fondateur de la marque Kenzo, des suites du Covid-19 https://t.co/9oEDwarB5P

- Le Monde (@lemondefr) October 4, 2020

Takada was born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan in 1939.

He moved to Paris in 1965 and in 1970 founded his own brand and opened a boutique.

Currently, Kenzo produces men's, women's and children's clothing, accessories and perfumes.

The parent company of the brand is LVMH.