1. Hanae Mori was one of only two Japanese women to have presented her collections on the runways of Paris and New York, and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official haute couture design house by the Federation francaise de la couture in France.
Hanae Mori opened her first atelier, Hiyoshiya, in 1951, and over the next several years designed costumes for hundreds of movies.
Hanae Mori designed three consecutive uniforms for the flight attendants of Japan Air Lines.
From 1989 to 1996, Hanae Mori employed Dominique Sirop as a designer.
In 1992, Hanae Mori designed the official uniform for the Japanese Delegation to the Barcelona Olympics and, in 1994, the official uniform for the Japanese Delegation to the Lillehammer Olympics.
Hanae Mori had the patronage of Masako, Crown Princess of Japan, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Reagan, Renata Tebaldi, and Monegasque Princess and actress Grace Kelly.
Hanae Mori announced her retirement in June 2004, stating that she would be closing her fashion house after the Haute Couture Show for Fall 2004 in Paris.
In 1989 Hanae Mori was awarded the French Legion of Honor by President Francois Mitterrand of France.
In 1996, Hanae Mori was awarded the Order of Culture by the Emperor of Japan.
In 1946, Hanae Mori met Ken Hanae Mori, a textile businessman who she later married.
Hanae Mori died at her home in Tokyo on 11 August 2022, at the age of 96.