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Kenzo Takada remembered for style that meant 'freedom for the woman’s body'

Kenzo Takada remembered for style that meant 'freedom for the woman’s body'

The fashion world has paid tribute to the Japanese designer Kenzo Takada, who has died aged 81 after contracting Covid-19 in France, describing him as a man of “energy, kindness and talent” whose international outlook and attitude towards women’s clothes were ahead of their time.