is a Japanese industrial and fashion designer.[1] He is best known for his eponymous brand, "Takeo Kikuchi," (founded in 1984) has significantly influenced Japanese men's fashion. He designs such things as spectacle frames and chronographs in addition to clothing.[2] [3]
In 2004, he bowed out from designing his own self-named brand, entrusting creative direction to Taishi Nobukuni, a graduate of London's St. Martin's College.[4] The rejuvenated label has regained some of its former glory with a funky mix of 1970s vintage looks and contemporary street styling a huge commercial and critical success.