Signed fashion drawing

S.l.n.d. [circa 1990]
1 drawing (210 x 300), in ink, watercolour pencil and graphite.

Full-length portrait of a man, facing in profile [the head is printed and enhanced].

We apologize for the imperfect translation generated by Deepl for the purposes of the show.

Kenzo Takada, one of the most extravagant and talented fashion designers of the 20th century, was born in 1939 in the city of Himeji in Japan. Fascinated by fashion magazines and images of Paris from New Wave films from a very young age, he went to Paris in 1964 after his building was demolished for the Tokyo Olympic Games. In 1970, he opened his first boutique in the Galerie Vivienne, surprising the French public with his bold aesthetic of bright colors and contrasting patterns. Inspired by the emerging haute couture designers of the time, such as Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld, Kenzo became one of the leading haute couture designers in Paris, changing the standards and tastes of the decade.

This drawing, from the latest collections from his pencil, had remained his property until his death from Covid on October 4, 2020. The contents of his Paris apartment, where they were located, were sold by Artcurial in the spring of 2021.