Hanae Mori, the pioneering couture designer known for her blend of Eastern and Western aesthetics and butterfly motifs, has died of natural causes at age 96. The first Asian woman to be formally ...

TOKYO — Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan’s empress, has died, her office said Thursday. She was 96.

Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, nicknamed "Madame Butterfly" for her signature winged motifs, has died. She was 96. She died of old age in her Tokyo home on 11 August and was given a private ...

TOKYO — Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan’s empress, has died, her office said Thursday. She was 96.

Hanae Mori, the first Asian fashion designer ... like the butterflies that would later see her dubbed “Madame Butterfly.” Mori staged her first overseas show, themed “East Meets West ...

Hanae Mori, once Japan’s most famed designer ... featuring Japanese motifs, particularly the butterfly, which was the symbol of the house. “Couture is her ‘physiological essence of creation.’ ...

Get a highly rated refurbished 13.3″ i5 8GB 128GB Apple MacBook Air for just $200 TOKYO – Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and ...

Japan's then-Crown Princess Masako - now empress - wore a Hanae Mori wedding gown for her marriage to Emperor Naruhito in 1993. Her outfits, often featuring butterfly prints, were also popular ...