Yohji Yamamoto

Yohji Yamamoto’s Avant-Garde Gamble

source: WSJ.com

Click to view more photos. Yohji Yamamoto, like Rei Kawakubo of Commes des Garcons and Martin Margiela, is one of those few futuristic designers credited with influencing other designers with his concepts.  His outfits, often with deconstructed tailoring, dark colors, and avant-gard...

Published Fri, Oct 9

Yohji Yamamoto Files for Bankruptcy

source: WSJ.com

AFP / Getty ImagesYohji Yamamoto The Wall Street Journal is reporting that avant-garde designer Yohji Yamamoto has filed for bankruptcy, citing debts of over six billion yen, or $67.8 million. Japanese avante-garde designer Yohji Yamamoto has filed for bankruptcy.

Published Fri, Oct 9

Collabs: Hussein Chalayan Does J.Brand Denim, Questions Models-Turned-Designers

source: Racked

On the occasion of the launch of his collaboration with J Brand jeans, Hussein Chalayan talks to WWD about why a designer known for his avant-garde aesthetic would branch out into jeans. Chalayan, who is also Puma's creative director, clearly believes in balancing the out-there—"mecha...

Published Thu, Jul 30

(Event) Adidas Y-3 2009/10 A/W Collection

source: hallyuism (WordPress)

Event : ADIDAS Y-3 2009/10 A/W Collection — Adidas is collaborating with Japanese Designer Mr.Yohji Yamamoto since 2002, and now the sport brand back for its Y-3 2009/10 A/W Collection with the theme “Movement & Expression”. Y-3 Photo Collection via ADIDAS)

Published Sat, Jul 25

Yankees Doodling Dandily

source: New York Times

 United States The previous issues have all been edited by designers who show their collections in Paris, including Yohji Yamamoto, Martin Margiela and Riccardo Tisci, without any fanfare about their respective Japanese, Belgian or Italian nationalities. ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

Japan's Yamamoto cancels Paris men's show due to crisis

source: google.com

a number of boutiques in the last seasons," she added. Several dozen designers from around the world are due in Paris for the spring-summer men's collections June 25 to 29. Yohji Yamamoto will present its latest designs in a showroom from June 27.

Published Fri, Jun 12

The black arts

source: WA today

 Australia In between, there are eccentric black forms - outfits created by the likes of Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto that seem to defy the rules of design, sometimes even gravity, in a way that only Japanese designers can get away with. ...

Published Sun, May 17

The black attack

source: WA today

 Australia It was all tied up in the rise of the Japanese designers...and so what you got was this really visible urban cluster of communities wearing black." The Japanese designers Whitfield refers to are the "big three" - Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei ...

Published Sun, May 17