the Government of Japan. In 1989 Mori was awarded the French Legion of Honor by President François Mitterrand of France. In 1996, Mori was awarded the Order of Culture by the Emperor of Japan. Personal life and death In 1946, Mori met Ken Mori, a textile businessman who she later married. Ken died on 16 October 1996 of a heart attack. Mori had two sons with Ken named Akira and Kei. Both children help run Mori's business. Mori died at her home in Tokyo on 11 August 2022, at the age of 96. References External links 1926 births 2022 deaths Japanese fashion designers Japanese women fashion designers Recipients of the Order of Culture Recipients of the Legion of Honour Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Tokyo Woman's Christian University alumni People from Shimane Prefecture