Yohji Yamamoto

Yohji Yamamoto to Create First Feature Film

3 weeks agoArts4 comments4686 Views
Award-winning Japanese fashion design extraordinaire Yohji Yamamoto, fresh of his appearance on the cover of the most recent issue of Surface, is set to take a small departure from the world of fashion with the creation of his first feature film. Having previously appeared as...

Surface Magazine 2012 May/June Cover featuring Yohji Yamamoto

3 weeks agoStyle8 comments2483 Views
The 2012 May/June issue of New York-based contemporary design publication Surface will see a cover featuring none other than iconic Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto. Celebrating Yamamoto's upcoming exhibition at Israel's Design Museum Holon, the issue, dubbed "Legends at...

Yohji Yamamoto x EDWIN 2012 “Yohji JEANS” Collection

February 5, 2012Style5 comments5284 Views
EDWIN and designer Yohji Yamamoto combine their efforts in the launch of a new co-branded line known as "Yohji JEANS." Sourcing the history and expertise of EDWIN with the progressive approach to design of one of Japan's longest standing designers, the collection's starting...

Yohji Yamamoto 2012 Fall/Winter Collection

January 20, 2012Style1 comment2776 Views
Avant-garde Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto continues to focus on volume, draping and layering to actualize his latest collection for Fall/Winter 2012. Drawing inspiration from an array of Napoleonic themes fused with traditional English outfits reminiscent of the...

Yohji Yamamoto “THIS IS MY DREAM” DVD Box Set

September 30, 2011Style1 comment198 Views
Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto is a fashion icon. His clothes are past cutting edge, they are in a league of their own. In addition to his own monstrously successful lines, he has had storied collaborations with Hermes and Y-3, just to name a few. But for all of his...

Y-3 YY GSGX

September 6, 2011Style4 comments214 Views
To celebrate a successful decade of contribution to adidas, Yohji Yamamoto unveils this interesting revamping of the adidas GSG9.2 tactical boot with the fashion-driven YY GSGX. Coming in a solid red colorway, the YY GSGX is based from on the dependable workhouse GSG9.2. The...

Y-3 YY Yohji Star

September 5, 2011Style3 comments103 Views
The shelltoe and white rubber outsole has become such an essential feature of the adidas Superstar. Even after four decades, adidas has managed to bring those wonderfully distinctive features to today’s market. Fans of this epic sneaker can have the pleasure of embracing the...

The Talks: Interview with Yohji Yamamoto

August 31, 2011Style4 comments316 Views
The Talks is a weekly updated online interview magazine that's featured everyone from Will Ferrell to Mike Tyson. Their most recent edition includes fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto, who's responsible for the self-titled Yohji Yamamoto brand and the Y-3 sportswear collection...

Yohji Yamamoto x adidas “Yohji Pacer” Sneakers

August 29, 2011Style8 comments223 Views
Limited to 300 pairs worldwide, the "Yohji Pacer" sneakers feature a leather and mesh silhouette designed by Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto. This exclusive sneaker celebrates the 10th anniversary of Yamamoto's collaboration series with adidas. The shoe comes straight from...

Yohji Yamamoto 2012 Spring/Summer Collection

June 24, 2011Style27 comments765 Views
Always avant-garde, always Japanese and always toying with fabric, draping and volume, Yohji Yamamoto's latest collection is no major departure from his signature aesthetic, but it's exactly as well-executed as expected. Combining supremely wearable pieces like cotton...

SHOWstudio: In Conversation, Yohji Yamamoto

March 25, 2011Culture12 comments32 Views
Coinciding with a retrospective at the Victoria and Albert Museum that highlight's the designer's work, SHOWstudio sits down for a one-on-one interview with Yohji Yamamoto. In a video interview, the notoriously reserved Japanese designer opens up to Alexander Fury,...

NOWNESS: Y-3 Interviews with Yohji Yamamoto & Zinedine Zidane

March 22, 2011Culture61 comments386 Views
NOWNESS recently interviewed Y-3 creative head Yohji Yamamoto and long-time adidas and Y-3 endorsed athlete Zinedine Zidane as a pre-cursor to the unveiling of a new Yamamoto documentary. The documentary focuses on Yamamoto in a run-up to his 2010 fall/winter showing. Y-3...

JOYCE Presents: Interviews by Diane Pernet – Yohji Yamamoto

March 11, 2011Style2 comments31 Views
Continuing a series in which she interviews some of fashion's most forward thinking and respected designers, Diane Pernet speaks with internationally renowned Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto. Making his original debut in Paris nearly 30 years ago, Yamamoto has become known...

Yohji Yamamoto Exhibition @ V&A

March 8, 2011Events0 comment22 Views
Starting on Saturday, March 12, the Victoria and Albert Museum is launching an exhibition dedicated to the work of avant-garde fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto. Known best for challenging the traditional notions of fashion, Yamamoto became internationally renowned during the...

adidas for Yohji Yamamoto “GSGX”

February 24, 2011Style25 comments35 Views
Continuing to release a slew of new styles as part of the collection that celebrates their 10 years of collaboration together, adidas and Yohji Yamamoto have just added the "GSGX." This heavy duty hi-top boot comes in a black and red colorway and features a leather suede and...