Yohji Yamamoto

About Yohji Yamamoto

Yohji Yamamoto is a Tokyo-based designer who started his eponymous label in 1981, launching during Paris fashion week. The label began with a gothic influence and has since sat at the forefront of the avant-garde. Asymmetry, volume and monochromatic palettes run through the work, and the clothes blur gender boundaries, mixing Eastern philosophy with Western aesthetics. The main line often takes classic formal attire and exaggerates it, using some of the finest wools and cottons on the market. Yamamoto has also branched out with Y-3, a sportswear line, and S'yte, a more casual one. If you like your tailoring with room to move and a bit of rebellion, this is a good place to start.