Hanae Mori
Japanese fashion designer (1926-2022)
Hanae Mori (Japanese: 森 英恵, Hepburn: Mori Hanae, /həˌnɑːeɪ ˈmɔːri/, 8 January 1926 – 11 August 2022) was a Japanese fashion designer. She was the first Asian woman to be honored as an official haute couture design house by the Fédération française de la couture in France.[2] She was honored with the Order of Culture (Japan) in 1996.
Hanae Mori | |
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森 英恵 | |
 Mori in 1974 | |
| Pronunciation | Mori Hanae |
| Born | 8 January 1926 Muikaichi, Shimane, Japan |
| Died | 11 August 2022 (aged 96) Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Women's Christian University |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Years active | 1951–2004 |
| Spouse | Ken Mori[1] |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | hanaemoriparfums |
Mori died on 11 August 2022 at her home in Tokyo, Japan from cardiopulmonary arrest at the age of 96.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Who Says Butterflies Are Free? on a Hanae Mori Gown, They Cost $700 and Up". PEOPLE.com. 20 December 1976. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "Hanae Mori Haute Couture: Hanae Mori — The Work and Style". The Japan Times. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "Hanae Mori, renowned Japanese fashion designer, dies at 96". Kyodo News. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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