Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies

Fashion designer Kenzo Takada (AP)

Kenzo Takada, the Franco-Japanese fashion designer famous for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that channelled his home continent of Asia, has died aged 81.

His family said in a statement to French media that the fashion designer died from complications from Covid-19 in a hospital near Paris. A spokeswoman for the company that organises press for his brand confirmed that he had died, but did not give a cause of death.