AFP news agency reported that Kenzo Takada, a Japanese fashion designer and founder of the brand ``Kenzo,'' died from Corona 19.



A spokesman for Kenzo said on the 4th local time that Kenzo died at the age of 81 in a hospital in Paris, France.



Born in Japan, Kenzo moved to Paris in 1965 when he was in his twenties, and achieved great success with designs incorporating Japanese and French cultures, such as creating the brand'Kenzo' featuring floral patterns.



Kenzo retired six years after selling the brand Kenzo to Louis Vuitton in 1993.