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| Designer-Turned-Artist Kenzo Shows Paintings |
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Japanese fashion designer and painter Kenzo Takada poses with one of his paintings, on the first day of the exhibition:" Un Certain Style de Vie", A Certain Way of Life, Wednesday June 16, 2010, held in Paris from June 16 to July 18, 2010. AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere.
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PARIS (AP).- Designer Kenzo Takada, who founded the upscale Kenzo label, has tried his hand at painting, with a Paris exhibition of eight self portraits.
The large-scale paintings shown at the Studio 55 gallery in Paris feature the Japanese-born designer in a series of flower-printed kimonos that recall the kinds of prints his label is known for.
"Art and fashion are really not that different," Takada told The Associated Press in an interview.
Kenzo, who was born in 1939, leapt to fame in the 1980s with a high-end ready-to-wear line that gave Western garments an eastern touch. He says he started painting 10 years ago, after he sold his label to French luxury goods giant LVMH and subsequently retired.
The exhibit runs through July 10.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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