{"id":2040337,"date":"2014-08-16T18:56:07","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T16:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2014\/08\/16\/fashion-highlight-1999-30-years-of-kenzo-and-the-departure-of-its-founder-kenzo-takada\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:54:41","slug":"fashion-highlight-1999-30-years-of-kenzo-and-the-departure-of-its-founder-kenzo-takada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2014\/08\/16\/fashion-highlight-1999-30-years-of-kenzo-and-the-departure-of-its-founder-kenzo-takada\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion Highlight: 1999 &#8211; 30 years of Kenzo and the departure of its founder, Kenzo Takada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 1999. Kenzo Takada decides to leave the house he created by organizing a show at the Zenith in Paris. Interviews with Charlotte Rampling, Katoucha Curtiss, Esther Kamataki, Bernard Arnault, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Mercier-Arnault. In 1970, Kenzo Takada caused a sensation with his first Paris show, set against a jungle backdrop. 30 years later, at the end of 1999, he decided to leave the House he had created, which had been bought by the LVMH group in 1993, by organizing an event-show at the Zenith in Paris. He invited all his colleagues and close friends to take part, while offering a real show with musicians, animals, dancers on stage and a trip around the world. 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