Hanae Mori | |
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森 英恵 | |
 Mori in 1974 | |
| Pronunciation | Mori Hanae |
| Born | 8 January 1926 |
| 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 (died 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Honours |
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| Website | hanaemoriparfums |
Hanae Mori (Japanese: 森 英恵, Hepburn: Mori Hanae, /həˌnɑːeɪ ˈmɔːri/, 8 January 1926 – 11 August 2022) was a Japanese fashion designer. She was one of only two Japanese women to have presented her collections on the runways of Paris and New York, and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official haute couture design house by the Fédération française de la couture in France.[1][2] Her fashion house, opened in Japan in 1951, grew to become a $500 million international business by the 1990s.[3]
- ^ "Hanae Mori Haute Couture: Hanae Mori — The Work and Style". The Japan Times. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Holland, Oscar; Ogura, Junko (18 August 2022). "Hanae Mori, pioneering Japanese fashion designer, dies aged 96". CNN. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
She also became the first Asian designer to be accepted into the prestigious Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, making her one of a select group permitted to use the term "haute couture" to describe her hand-crafted garments.
- ^ McFadden, Robert D. (18 August 2022). "Hanae Mori, Japanese Couturier Who Melded East-West Styles, Dies at 96". The New York Times.