Hanae Mori first met the businessman for the textile industry, Ken Mori, in 1946. Ken passed away from a heart attack on October 16, 1996.

Akira and Kei were the names of Mori’s two kids via Ken. Both kids assist in managing Mori’s business.

Ken Mori cause of death: What happened to Hanae Mori’s husband?

Hanae Mori, a post-World War II Japanese couturier who developed a $500 million fashion brand that promoted East-West fashion and represented the growth of postwar Japan, passed away on August 11 at her home in Tokyo. She was 96.

On Thursday, her office announced that she had passed away without giving a reason. She reportedly became unwell two days before to passing away.

The daughter of a surgeon, Hanae Mori (pronounced HA-na-eh MO-ree), began her career in a dressmaking boutique serving the wives of American G.I.s in a bombed-out area of Tokyo and rose to international recognition over the course of a 50-year career that garnered her incredible wealth;