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"   Photo: 2\u00E8me Bureau  PARIS\u2014Paris Fashion Week opened and closed with fortieth anniversary parties, first Cavalli, and now Kenzo, which felt a bit like asking your baby niece how old she is and realizing she&amp;#039;s in high school. You might not hear from Kenzo as much as you did in the late 20th century, but the brand has had a consequential impact on fashion. Kenzo Takada moved to France from Japan in 1965. The brand was launched in the 70s in Paris, initially in the Palais Royal, and over the years, it infused Japanese influences into French fashion\u2014think floral appliqu\u00E9s, fold-over cuts, heavy cottons mixed with paper-light organza and bold yet romantic colours. Soon, easy to wear cuts kimono dresses and tops had entered fashion followers&amp;#039; wardrobes. But Takada was to disrupt the established rythm of fashion ever more so, by having both genders walk together during shows, and even dance on the catwalks. This season, his show encompassed two consecutive catwalks: Spring Summer 2011, followed by a reworking of the archives, all mixed up to today&amp;#039;s extrinsicism: Russian doll-looking girls, under piles and piles of clothes. &amp;quot;This was by far one of the highlights of Paris Fashion Week,&amp;quot; another journalist said, &amp;quot;it&amp;#039;s like McQueen doing Kenzo.&amp;quot; And what&amp;#039;s more relevant than that? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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