Corset

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of E. A. Meister, 1950

Catalogue

Year: 1866
Medium: cotton, metal, bone
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Kenzō Takada

Artist

Kenzō Takada

Fashion Design

Kenzō Takada was a French fashion designer born in Japan who founded the Kenzo house in Paris in 1970. His signature aesthetic combined Japanese textile traditions with vibrant color and Parisian elegance, establishing a distinctive voice in postwar haute couture. Takada's work bridged Eastern craft heritage and Western modernism, influencing a generation of designers through his innovative use of natural fibers and bold botanical prints.

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