Her grandchildren Izumi Mori and Hikari Mori are fashion models. She is survived by two sons, who have their own business, a daughter, seven grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren, the Hanae Mori office said. In 2002, she was awarded the Legion of Honor from the French government.
She also designed for the opera, including “Madame Butterfly” in Milan in 1985, and the Noh theater. The elaborate costumes she designed for singer Hibari Misora are also well-known among fashion buffs. Reputed for infusing Japanese elements inspired by the kimono, Mori designed costumes for hundreds of Japanese films, in the 1950s and 1960s, dressing star actresses like Mie Kitahara, Sayuri Yoshinaga and Shima Iwashita, in some of the most renowned cinematic pieces the era produced. She opened her Paris studio in 1977 and built an international business that extended to perfumes, handbags and publishing as well as fashion. Her first New York show, held in 1965, was acclaimed as “East meets West.” She opened her studio in 1951 and was a pioneer of a generation of Japanese designers who became globally prominent. Hanae Mori, a pioneering designer who brought Japanese motifs to the global haute couture stage and created the wedding dress worn by Empress Masako, had died aged 96. Her umbrellas and scarves, often decked with colorful butterflies, were a status symbol with working women. 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. The uniforms were not flamboyant like her runway designs, but tastefully professional, appropriate for their roles. Mori also designed uniforms for Japan Airlines flight attendants, bank clerks, high school students and the Japanese team at the Barcelona Olympics. She had been examined by a doctor at her home, but no specific cause of death was given.Įmpress Masako wore a Hanae Mori wedding gown adorned with rose-petal patterns when she married Emperor Naruhito, then the crown prince, in 1993. 11, a few days after developing a mild fever, according to the Hanae Mori Office. Mori symbolized the rise of Japan as a modern, fashionable nation and the rise of the working woman. Her grandchildren Izumi Mori and Hikari Mori are fashion models.TOKYO (AP) - 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. This oriental fragrance has a blend of black currant, strawberry, blackberry, blueberry. She is survived by two sons, who are active in her fashion business, Japanese media said. Launched by the design house of Hanae Mori in the year 1996. She also designed for the opera, including "Madame Butterfly" in Milan in 1985, and the Noh theater.
She opened her Paris studio in 1977 and built an international business that extended to perfumes and publishing as well as fashion. Her first New York show, held in 1965, was acclaimed as "East meets West." She opened her studio in 1951 and was a pioneer of a generation of Japanese designers who became globally prominent. Her umbrellas and scarves, often decked with colorful butterflies, were popular with working women as a kind of status symbol. With her motto, "You feel decent, no matter where in the world you wear them," Mori wanted to give confidence and dignity to the wearer.
11, but other details were not immediately available.Įmpress Masako wore a Hanae Mori wedding gown when she married Emperor Naruhito, then the crown prince, in 1993. TOKYO - Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan's empress, has died, local media reported Thursday. Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, center, is applauded by models after the presentation of her 1997-98 fall-winter haute couture collection presented in Paris, July 9, 1997.
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