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Japanese fashion pioneer Hanae Mori dies

  • September 23, 2022

Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, nicknamed “Madame Butterfly” for her signature winged motifs, has died. She was 96.

She died of old age in her Tokyo home on 11 August and was given a private funeral, local media reported.

Mori was most famous for being the first Japanese – and Asian – designer to join the hallowed ranks of haute couture designers in 1977.

The exclusive Parisian club is seen as the pinnacle of high-end fashion.

Born in western Japan in 1926, Mori graduated from the Tokyo Woman’s Christian University.

She opened her first atelier above a noodle shop in Tokyo in 1951. She has described meeting Coco Chanel during a trip to Paris in the 1960s as a “turning point” in her career and said Chanel inspired her to design for women to stand out rather than fit in.

Mori went on to dress Hollywood celebrities such as Grace Kelly and famous personalities such as Nancy Reagan. Japan’s then-Crown Princess Masako – now empress – wore a Hanae Mori wedding gown for her marriage to Emperor Naruhito in 1993.

Her outfits, often featuring butterfly prints, were also popular among career women. When she began to make a name herself in the fashion world, it was still unusual for a woman to head business, much less one of global fame.

Mori’s designs often mixed elements from the East and West, such as dresses with inspired by kimonos.

She also created costumes for on-stage performances, including traditional Japanese Noh and Kabuki theatre and a performance of “Madame Butterfly” in 1985.

She was presented with the Legion of Honor by the French government in 2002.

In January, the designer reflected on the industry in a column for the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper.

“Fashion is something that pushes you, gives you courage

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Hanae Mori, fashion designer for films and Japan’s empress, dies at 96

  • September 21, 2022

Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan’s empress, has died, her office said Thursday (Aug 18). She was 96.

Mori symbolised the rise of Japan as a modern, fashionable nation and the rise of the working woman.

She died at her Tokyo home Aug 11, a few days after developing a mild fever, according to the Hanae Mori Office. She had been examined by a doctor at her home, but no specific cause of death was given.

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Empress Masako wore a Hanae Mori wedding gown adorned with rose-petal patterns when she married Emperor Naruhito, then the crown prince, in 1993.

Mori also designed uniforms for Japan Airlines flight attendants, bank clerks, high school students and the Japanese team at the Barcelona Olympics. The uniforms were not flamboyant like her runway designs, but tastefully professional, appropriate for their roles.

With her motto, “You feel decent, no matter where in the world you wear them”, Mori wanted to give confidence and dignity to those wearing her designs.

Her umbrellas and scarves, often decked with colourful butterflies, were a status symbol with working women. She opened her studio in 1951 and was a pioneer of a generation of Japanese designers who became globally prominent.

Her first New York show, held in 1965, was acclaimed as “East meets West”. She opened her Paris studio in 1977 and built an international business that extended to perfumes, handbags and publishing as well as fashion.

Reputed for infusing Japanese elements inspired by the kimono, Mori designed costumes for hundreds of Japanese films, in the 1950s and 60s, dressing star actresses like

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Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies at 96

  • September 16, 2022
Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies at 96
Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies at 96

Tokyo: Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the elite world of Parisian haute couture, has died at her home in Tokyo aged 96, Japanese media reported Thursday.

Nicknamed “Madame Butterfly” for her signature winged motif, over the decades Mori´s luxurious creations were worn by Nancy Reagan, Grace Kelly and numerous other members of high society.

But she was also a pioneer for Japanese women as one of a tiny number to head an international corporation.

Mori died on August 11, Kyodo news agency said on Thursday, citing her office, without giving further details.

Public broadcaster NHK and other media outlets also reported the news, saying a private family funeral had already taken place and giving the cause of her death as “old age”.

Mori´s trailblazing career took her from Tokyo, where she started out making costumes for cinema, to New York and Paris, where in 1977 her label became the first Asian fashion house to join the rarefied ranks of haute couture.

Her first collection abroad, in New York in 1965, celebrated the theme “East Meets West”.

Japanese fashion greats such as Issey Miyake, who died earlier this month, followed in her path.

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Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies

  • September 15, 2022

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Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, left, with a fashion model wearing one of her creations in Paris in 1977. (Photo: AFP)

TOKYO: Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the elite world of Parisian haute couture, has died at her home in Tokyo aged 96, Japanese media reported Thursday.

Mori died on August 11, Kyodo news agency reported, citing her office, without giving further details.

Nicknamed “Madame Butterfly” for her signature winged motif, over the decades Mori’s luxurious hand-crafted creations were worn by Nancy Reagan, Grace Kelly and countless members of Japanese high society.

But she was also a pioneer for Japanese women, one of a tiny number to head an international corporation.

Her trailblazing career took her from Tokyo — where she started out making costumes for cinema — to New York and Paris, where in 1977 her label became the first Asian fashion house to join the rarefied ranks of haute couture.

Her first collection abroad — in New York in 1965 — celebrated the theme “East Meets West.”

Japanese fashion greats such as Issey Miyake, who died earlier this month, followed in her path.

Though she shuttered her Paris atelier in 2004, after her last couture show there, Hanae Mori boutiques remain open in Tokyo and her fragrances are still sold worldwide.

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Hanae Mori, pioneering Japanese fashion designer, dies aged 96

  • September 11, 2022

Written by Oscar Holland, CNN

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Hanae Mori, the first Asian fashion designer to break into the exclusive world of haute couture, has died at aged 96.

The Japanese designer, whose elegant creations were worn by high-profile figures from Hillary Clinton to Empress Masako, died last Thursday, her office told CNN via email. No cause of death was given in the company’s statement, which added that a funeral service has already been held with close relatives.

Born in Shimane prefecture, Japan, in 1926, Mori opened her first Tokyo studio, Hiyoshiya, in 1951, and another three years later. Much of her early career was dedicated to making costumes for the movie industry during a period now considered the golden age of Japanese cinema.

Hanae Mori (second from right) presents some of her creations during a private fashion show at the Japanese Embassy in London in 1972.

Hanae Mori (second from right) presents some of her creations during a private fashion show at the Japanese Embassy in London in 1972. Credit: Douglas Miller/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

But her ambitions were global — even at a time when the names of Asian designers barely registered in Western fashion capitals. Her visits to New York and Paris in the 1960s proved formative, as did an encounter with Coco Channel during which the French designer suggested she try on an especially bright orange suit.

“It helped move the scales from my eyes,” Mori recalled years later, according to a 1990 profile in the Washington Post, adding: “The whole Japanese concept of beauty is based on concealment…I suddenly realized that I should change my approach and make my dresses help a woman stand out.”

She did just that, often blending Western silhouettes with Asian-style motifs, like the butterflies that would later see her dubbed “Madame Butterfly.” Mori staged her first overseas show, themed “East Meets West,” in New York in 1965. And from there she began

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Hanae Mori, prolific Japanese fashion designer, dies at 96

  • September 7, 2022

Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan’s empress, has died, her office said Thursday. She was 96.

Mori symbolized the rise of Japan as a modern, fashionable nation and the rise of the working woman. She died at her Tokyo home Aug. 11, a few days after developing a mild fever, according to the Hanae Mori Office. She had been examined by a doctor at her home, but no specific cause of death was given.

Mori was known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs.
Mori was known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs.
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Mori designed the wedding gown of Japan’s empress.
Mori designed the wedding gown of Japan’s Empress Masako in 1993.
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Empress Masako wore a Hanae Mori wedding gown adorned with rose-petal patterns when she married Emperor Naruhito, then the crown prince, in 1993. Mori also designed uniforms for Japan Airlines flight attendants, bank clerks, high school students and the Japanese team at the Barcelona Olympics. The uniforms were not flamboyant like her runway designs, but tastefully professional, appropriate for their roles.

With her motto, “You feel decent, no matter where in the world you wear them,” Mori wanted to give confidence and dignity to those wearing her designs. Her umbrellas and scarves, often decked with colorful butterflies, were a status symbol with working women.

Mori symbolized the rise of Japan as a modern, fashionable nation and the rise of the working woman.
Mori symbolized the rise of Japan as a modern, fashionable nation and the rise of the working woman.
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She died at her Tokyo home Aug. 11, a few days after developing a mild fever, according to the Hanae Mori Office
She died at her Tokyo home Aug. 11, a few days after developing a mild fever, according to the Hanae Mori Office.
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She opened her studio in 1951 and was a pioneer of a generation of Japanese designers who became globally prominent. Her first New York show, held in 1965, was acclaimed as “East meets

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Hanae Mori dead: Fashion designer dies at 96

  • September 5, 2022

Japanese designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the Parisian haute couture world and was dubbed “Madame Butterfly” for her signature motif, has died in Tokyo aged 96.

Over the decades Mori’s luxurious creations were worn by Nancy Reagan, Grace Kelly and countless members of high society.

But she was also a pioneer for Japanese women, one of a tiny number to head an international corporation.

An employee at Mori’s office said Thursday that she died at home “of old age” on August 11, and that a private funeral had taken place.

The designer’s trailblazing career took her from Tokyo, where she started out making costumes for cinema, to New York and Paris – and in 1977 her label became the first Asian fashion house to join the rarefied ranks of haute couture.

The exclusive French club sets exacting standards for their hand-crafted, and extremely expensive, garments.

“When humans work with their hands, their creativity expands,” Mori told AFP during a 2006 retrospective in Tokyo, where a robot modelled a replica of her classic “Chrysanthemum Pyjamas” – a kimono-like robe made from hot-pink chiffon and silk.

In January, the designer summed up her feelings toward the industry in a special column for Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun daily.

“Fashion is something that pushes you, gives you courage to spread your wings and allows you to have adventures,” she said.

Encounter with Chanel

Born in 1926 in a rural corner of western Japan, Mori studied literature at Tokyo Women’s Christian University before turning her hand to design.

She opened her first atelier above a noodle shop in Tokyo, and came to specialise in dressing the stars of the silver screen.

As Japan’s post-war economy grew, so did her business, which she ran with her husband – a textile executive who encouraged her to visit Paris

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Fashion Designer Hanae Mori Dies At 96: Japanese Media

  • August 23, 2022
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Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori (L) with a fashion model wearing one of her creations in Paris in 1977

Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the elite world of Parisian haute couture, has died at her home in Tokyo aged 96, Japanese media reported Thursday.

Nicknamed “Madame Butterfly” for her signature winged motif, over the decades Mori’s luxurious creations were worn by Nancy Reagan, Grace Kelly and numerous other members of high society.

But she was also a pioneer for Japanese women as one of a tiny number to head an international corporation.

Mori died on August 11, Kyodo news agency said on Thursday, citing her office, without giving further details.

Public broadcaster NHK and other media outlets also reported the news, saying a private family funeral had already taken place and giving the cause of her death as “old age”.

Mori’s trailblazing career took her from Tokyo, where she started out making costumes for cinema, to New York and Paris, where in 1977 her label became the first Asian fashion house to join the rarefied ranks of haute couture.

Her first collection abroad, in New York in 1965, celebrated the theme “East Meets West”.

Japanese fashion greats such as Issey Miyake, who died earlier this month, followed in her path.

Though she shuttered her Paris atelier in 2004 after her last couture show there, Hanae Mori boutiques remain open in Tokyo and her fragrances are still sold worldwide.

In January, she summed up her feelings towards the industry in a special column for Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun daily.

“Fashion is something that pushes you, gives you courage to spread your wings and allows you to have adventures,”

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Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies aged 96

  • August 23, 2022
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Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori has died aged 96.

Her death was confirmed by her team on Thursday (18 August) where they revealed that she had died at home in Tokyo on 11 August. No cause of death has been revealed.

The designer, who was often referred to as “Madame Butterfly” for her signature motif, had designed gowns for Nancy Reagan, Grace Kelly, and the wedding dress of Japan’s current empress, Masako.

Mori was the first Japanese and Asian designer to break into French haute couture nearly half a century ago, when her label joined the ranks in 1977.

She was born in 1926 in a rural area of Western Japan before moving to Tokyo to study literature at Tokyo Women’s Christian University.

Mori began her career in Tokyo, making costumes for films and opening an atelier above a noodle shop, before visiting New York and then Paris to try and expand her brand.

It was in Paris that she met Coco Chanel, where Chanel told Mori that she should wear something orange to contrast with her black hair.

Mori later told the Washington Post of the meeting: “The whole Japanese concept of beauty is based on concealment. I suddenly realised that I should change my approach and make my dresses help a woman stand out.”

Madame Yukawa (right), wife of the Japanese Ambassador, talking to designer Hanae Mori (second right) in London in 1972 (Getty Images)

Madame Yukawa (right), wife of the Japanese Ambassador, talking to designer Hanae Mori (second right) in London in 1972 (Getty Images)

Mori’s first collection was shown in 1965 in New York, and she continued to show collections for nearly four decades until she retired in 2004.

Mori’s death comes just a week after fellow Japanese designer Issey Miyake died from liver cancer aged 84.

Miyake was a pioneer of the creaseless pleat, and the designer behind Steve Jobs’ iconic

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