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\n\tKenzo Takada, simply known as Kenzo, was a fashion phenomenon with few expectations about his future in the industry. He described his brand to WWD as \u201csophisticated naivete,\u201d blending creative whimsy with vibrant bursts of color, which remains true to its legacy. Debuting in 1970, his inclusive approach to ready-to-wear was unlike anything the industry had seen \u2014 but exactly what it needed.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn this article from WWD on Jan. 4, 1974, Kenzo looks ahead. <\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tPARIS \u2014<\/strong> Just a few seasons ago, Kenzo Takada burst on the world fashion scene like a Fourth of July fireworks display.<\/p>\n \n\tLooking ahead, the 34-year-old Japanese-born designer says that in 10 years he\u2019ll probably be no longer involved in fashion.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFor the time being,\u201d Kenzo says, \u201cI like my job.\u201d And for the time being, this is what he foresees in fashion: continuation of the present direction for at least two or three seasons with no drastic changes.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThen, something radical will happen. I don\u2019t know what the change will be, but it will be dramatic. The fashion world needs something like the impact of that first Courr\u00e8ges collection again.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tKenzo doesn\u2019t know if he will be the one to bring about the revolution or whether he\u2019ll be washed under by the next fashion wave. \u201cDoomed? I hope not,\u201d he laughs. \u201cI think I know better than Courr\u00e8ges how to dress women \u2014 how to bend.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tKenzo believes very much in living in the present. \u201cEvery age and time has its problems. I escape a little bit from the tensions of today because I can\u2019t read French so I never read newspapers. I think what is important is to be happy in yourself. If you are not happy, you can\u2019t create. I think everyone should try to be calm. Not to be aggressive with the people around you. That\u2019s the biggest contribution each individual can make to peace.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAs for clothes, they are a language \u2014 a way of speaking. People will always be interested in dressing up.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHe says his own attitude to the way he dresses is undergoing a subtle change. \u201cI\u2019ve always liked casual clothes \u2014 blue jeans, sweaters. Now, I want the best blue jeans I can find \u2014 the best sweaters.\u201d \u2014 Patricia McColl<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kenzo Takada, simply known as Kenzo, was a fashion phenomenon with few expectations about his future in the industry. He described his brand to WWD as \u201csophisticated naivete,\u201d blending creative whimsy with vibrant bursts of color, which remains true to its legacy. Debuting in 1970, his inclusive approach to ready-to-wear was unlike anything the industry had seen \u2014 but exactly what it needed. In this article from WWD on Jan. 4, 1974, Kenzo looks ahead. PARIS \u2014 Just a few seasons ago, Kenzo Takada burst on the world fashion scene like a Fourth of July fireworks display. Looking ahead, the 34-year-old Japanese-born designer says that in 10 years he\u2019ll probably be no longer involved in fashion. \u201cFor the time being,\u201d Kenzo says, \u201cI like my job.\u201d And for the time being, this is what he foresees in fashion: continuation of the present direction for at least two or three seasons with no drastic changes. \u201cThen, something radical will happen. I don\u2019t know what the change will be, but it will be dramatic. The fashion world needs something like the impact of that first Courr\u00e8ges collection again.\u201d Kenzo doesn\u2019t know if he will be the one to bring about the revolution or whether he\u2019ll be washed under by the next fashion wave. \u201cDoomed? I hope not,\u201d he laughs. \u201cI think I know better than Courr\u00e8ges how to dress women \u2014 how to bend.\u201d Kenzo believes very much in living in the present. \u201cEvery age and time has its problems. I escape a little bit from the tensions of today because I can\u2019t read French so I never read newspapers. I think what is important is to be happy in yourself. If you are not happy, you can\u2019t create. I think everyone should try to be calm. Not to be aggressive with the people around you. That\u2019s the biggest contribution each individual can make to peace. \u201cAs for clothes, they are a language \u2014 a way of speaking. People will always be interested in dressing up.\u201d He says his own attitude to the way he dresses is undergoing a subtle change. \u201cI\u2019ve always liked casual cloth…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5044"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}