The Fansite for the Great YohjiYamamoto Y3 Collection 

"Many say that it is pretty easy to design - but the difficulty lies in finding a new way to express beauty." (Yohji Yamamoto)

 

His designs are as usual, perfectly thought out, the silhouette slim and fitted. For his collection is, as always with lots of interesting details. This time let the designer of the English fashion of the time of Edward VII: inspiring stiff corsets, which are incorporated into dresses and jackets and blazers with thigh cuffs, which are closely linked to the sleeve crown pointed and jeered at and arm. Skirts are for Yamamoto predominantly black and ankle length, and some surprisingly well equipped mini length and laid with asymmetric folds. There are white, tapered poplin blouses and T-shirts. Also displayed grunge à la Yamamoto Cut-outs in tattered clothes, costumes, t-shirts and jackets. Romantic work against some blue and pale yellow chintz dresses, suits and trouser suits in pajamas look.

 

About YohjiYamamoto and Y3

The son of a seamstress studied law at Keio University. After he completed the degree course at the Fashion Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo.

First he created clothes for his wife and their friends. In 1968 he received a scholarship to study in Paris fashions. In 1974 he founded his company and published his first collection. In 1981, his fashion was on display for the first time on the Paris catwalks and in 1982 she came to New York.

Yohji Yamamoto is one of the most respected Japanese fashion artist. For his collection he has already received the "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres" and "Mainichi Fashion Grand Prize in 1986".

A citation of the fashion designer is: "I'm not a fashion designer, but a tailor." This explains the nature of its collections, for which he used no colors or accessories. For Adidas, the company he created since 2003, the Noble product line Y-3.

Coming soon you will find more informations about the 2009 and 2010 clothing collection (jeans, shoes, jackets..), his eau de toilette and fragance series (homme and Femme)

 

Soon more interviews and news will follow on our Yohji Yamamoto fan site.