Yohji Yamamoto

Yohji Yamamoto
Yamamoto, February 2010
Born (1943-10-03) 3 October 1943 (age 81)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma mater
OccupationFashion designer
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Yohji Yamamoto: A Kind of Woman by Matthew Donaldson, from Nowness

Yohji Yamamoto (山本 耀司, Yamamoto Yōji, born 3 October 1943[1]) is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Considered a master tailor[2] 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,[3] the Ordre national du Mérite, the Royal Designer for Industry and the Master of Design award by Fashion Group International.[4]

  1. ^ Peter Yeoh (2011). "Contrarian Couturier". Glass Magazine (5). ISSN 2041-6318.
  2. ^ "Yohji Yamamoto Fashion Shows: Designer Directory on Style.com". style.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ^ "デザイナー山本耀司がフランス芸術勲章の最高位コマンドゥール受章" [Designer Yohji Yamamoto is to receive "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres / Commandeur"]. Excite News. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Radical Elegance – Yohji Yamamoto Garments in Australian Collections" (PDF). 18 October 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2014.