Japanese designer and streetwear guru, Nigo has been appointed as the new artistic director of Kenzo, taking the reins from Felipe Oliveira Baptista and continuing the late Takada Kenzo’s legacy. This is the first time that a Japanese director will be helming the brand after Takada’s resignation in 1999.
Sidney Toledano, chairman and CEO of LVMH Fashion Group made the announcement on September 15 with Nigo officially starting his new role from September 20, a week before the start of the Paris Fashion Week’s Spring-Summer 2022 season.
“I am very happy to welcome Nigo as the artistic director of the Maison Kenzo. The arrival of an extremely talented Japanese designer will allow us to write a new page in the history of the house that Takada Kenzo founded,” says Toledano. “I am convinced that the creativity and the innovation of Nigo, as well as his attachment to the history of the house, will fully express all the potential of Kenzo,” he adds.
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