Hanae Mori

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Hanae Mori
森 英恵
Hanae Mori in 1974
Mori in 1974
PronunciationMori Hanae
Born(1926-01-08)8 January 1926
Died11 August 2022(2022-08-11) (aged 96)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materTokyo Women's Christian University
OccupationFashion designer
Years active1951–2004
Spouse(s)Ken Mori[1]
Children2
Honours
Websitehanaemoriparfums.com

Hanae Mori (Japanese: 森 英恵, Hepburn: Mori Hanae, /həˌnɑː ˈmɔːri/, 8 January 1926 – 11 August 2022) was a Japanese fashion designer. She was the first Asian woman to be honored as an official haute couture design house by the Fédération française de la couture in France.[2] She was honored with the Order of Culture (Japan) in 1996.

Mori died on 11 August 2022 at her home in Tokyo, Japan from cardiopulmonary arrest at the age of 96.[3]

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