Yohji Yamamoto

According to fashionology, Yamamoto established his company Y's Company Ltd. in 1972.^1,2 According to fashionology, Y’s was Yamamoto’s first clothing line, established in the early 1970s.^1,3 According to fashionology, Yohji Yamamoto Inc. was established in 1984.¹

According to fashionology, Yohji Yamamoto's first line Y's was established in 1972.^1,2 According to Catwalk Yourself, Yamamoto established Y’s Company Ltd. in 1972.^1,2

According to fashionology, Yohji Yamamoto Inc. was created in 1984.¹ According to fashionology, Yamamoto launched the Yohji Yamamoto pour homme line in 1984.¹ According to fashionology, Yohji Yamamoto + Noir is dated to 1995.¹

According to fashionology, Y's for men is dated to 1979.¹ According to Catwalk Yourself, Yohji Yamamoto was born in 1943.^2,4 According to Catwalk Yourself, in 1969 he received Japan's So-en Award and Endo Award.²

According to Catwalk Yourself, he graduated from Keio University in 1966.² According to Catwalk Yourself, he showed a first Y's collection in Tokyo in 1977.² According to Catwalk Yourself, he showed in Paris in 1981 and New York in 1982.^2,5

According to Catwalk Yourself, Yamamoto presented a collection in Paris in 1981.^2,4,5 According to Catwalk Yourself, Yamamoto presented a collection in New York in 1982.^2,5 According to Catwalk Yourself, Wim Wenders's documentary Notebook on Cities and Clothes about him dates to 1989.^2,4

According to Catwalk Yourself, he designed costumes for Takeshi Kitano's films Brother, Dolls and Zatoichi.² According to Highsnobiety, Yamamoto’s Pour Homme spring/summer 2006 collection drew on baseball.⁶ According to Highsnobiety, Yamamoto designed black uniforms for the Tokyo Dome games of the Giants baseball team.⁶ According to Highsnobiety, Yamamoto’s Ground Y sub-label has worked with New Era on sportswear.⁶

According to Fashionology, Fabric is the foundation of Yamamoto's design, and layering defines his silhouette.¹ According to fashionology, Yamamoto’s designs emphasize fabric and layered silhouettes.^1,7 Catwalk Yourself says that in 1972 he was about to overturn the fashion world.²

According to Highsnobiety, Yamamoto's work has been associated with the color black.⁶ According to Yohji Yamamoto, Yamamoto has described recovering from an event he calls "the accident" over a 12-month period.⁴ According to Yohji Yamamoto, Yamamoto has described himself as a designer first, despite running his company for over 30 years.⁴

The Independent said Wenders's 1989 film had, until My Dear Bomb, shed more light on Yamamoto than earlier coverage.⁴ According to The Independent, the Independent places his birth in Shinjuku Prefecture, in Tokyo described as a burnt-out plain.⁴ According to Yohji Yamamoto, Yamamoto wrote that his 1981 Paris trip was not meant to oppose the status quo.⁴

According to The Independent, in the late 1980s and 1990s, design-minded affluent consumers wore his clothes as an alternative fashion statement.⁴ The Beijing show's motivation included political, social, and commercial factors, according to a report.³ According to Natie (branding agency), Yamamoto's work is described as incorporating distinctively Japanese design elements.⁷ According to Natie branding agency, Yamamoto's work has been honored internationally for incorporating distinctively Japanese design elements.⁷