Monday, February 6, 2023

Yohji Yamamoto

Yohji Yamamoto (1943) is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. He gave up a prospective legal career to assist his mother in her dressmaking business, from where he learned his tailoring skills.

He further studied fashion design at Bunka Fashion College, getting a degree in 1969.Considered a master tailor alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, he is known for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics.

Yamamoto has won notable awards for his contributions to fashion, including the Chevalier/Officier/Commandeur of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, the Ordre national du Mérite, the Royal Designer for Industry and the Master of Design award by Fashion Group International.

Berets form a good part of Yamamoto’s collection, but one needs a well filled wallet to purchase one.

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