Hanae Mori, Japanese Couturier Who Melded East-West Styles, Dies at 96

From a Tokyo dressmaking shop catering to the wives of American G.I.s, Ms. Mori climbed to global fame as the first Asian woman to join the ranks of French haute couture.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/obituaries/hanae-mori-dead.html