Kenzo costume jewelry

12.11.2018

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Kenzo costume jewelry
The history of Kenzo jewelry began in 1980, while the legendary French brand was founded in 1970 by Japanese designer Kenzo Takada (February 27, 1939 – October 4, 2020).
Called “the most French of Japanese designers”, Takada came to Paris in 1964. Ethnic style inherent in any Kenzo product, both clothing and jewelry. Kenzo jewelry is more like museum treasures, which have collected elements of all the exotic tribes and nations of the planet.
Each decoration is a compromise between contemporary and vintage, massive and individual, strength and weakness. The jewels of this brand make you either fall in love from the first moment or hate them. In any case, Kenzo products will not leave anyone indifferent.
Noteworthy, the designer not just creates jewelry – behind every cut, shape and design there is a whole mini-performance. The jeweler embodies folk, lyrical, national images from Europe, Japan, America, and China in his products. Noteworthy, Takada perpetuated many rare, exotic plants and flowers in his jewelry masterpieces.

Mini eye earrings. Silver and ruthenium — Eye earrings. Silver and ruthenium

Basically, jewelers used 925 silver, enamel, leather and natural stones – agate, labradorite, Chinese pearls, and more. If at the first stage the designer himself combined only two cultures: Asian and French, then subsequently appeared Italian. It was thanks to Italian Antonio Marra, who came to Kenzo with his love of Italy, its passion, brightness and individuality.
Next, Carroll Lim and Umberto Leon, Asians by origin and Californians by education, headed the company. Accordingly, they brought a lot of new things to the company, and the brand has mastered a new direction. Since 1993, the Kenzo brand has entered the famous French group, which includes Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Christian Lacroix, and Dior.