Japanese Couturier Hanae Mori Has Died

The renowned couturier, who built a multi-million-dollar fashion house best known for its use of butterfly motifs, earning her the nickname “Madame Butterfly,” died on August 11, aged 96.

Born in rural Japan, Mori studied literature in Tokyo before turning her hand to fashion design. She founded her label in 1951 in a country still shattered by war, establishing a unique point of view by fusing Eastern and Western traditions. Mori later…