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Yohji Yamamoto

Designer, Yohji Yamamoto

The influential Japanese designer, known for masterful tailoring and directional cuts, has collaborated with Adidas and Hermès.

Yohji Yamamoto
Luxury

Pedro Lourenço Is Back with Zilver

With a new genderless label, set to debut at London Fashion Week on September 16, the designer aims to build something that is sustainable — environmentally as well as economically.

Luxury

Pedro Lourenço Is Back with Zilver

With a new genderless label, set to debut at London Fashion Week on September 16, the designer aims to build something that is sustainable — environmentally as well as economically.


Luxury

Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning

Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.

Luxury

Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning

Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.


Fashion Week

Yohji Yamamoto's Punk Panache

There is always a surprise in the endless repetition at Yohji, a master of brutalised yet poetic tailoring.

Fashion Week

Yohji Yamamoto's Punk Panache

There is always a surprise in the endless repetition at Yohji, a master of brutalised yet poetic tailoring.


China

Li Ning Spars With Nike and Adidas

Hungry for more of China’s $33 billion sportswear market, Li Ning wants to outdo the competition. This week, the Chinese giant will reveal a collaboration with a major international designer at its Paris fashion show.

China

Li Ning Spars With Nike and Adidas

Hungry for more of China’s $33 billion sportswear market, Li Ning wants to outdo the competition. This week, the Chinese giant will reveal a collaboration with a major international designer at its Paris fashion show.


News & Analysis

The Japanese Fashion School That Could Birth the Next Rei Kawakubo

A Tokyo-based institution with an unorthodox approach to teaching, Coconogacco has emerged as a new breeding ground for Japanese fashion talent.

News & Analysis

The Japanese Fashion School That Could Birth the Next Rei Kawakubo

A Tokyo-based institution with an unorthodox approach to teaching, Coconogacco has emerged as a new breeding ground for Japanese fashion talent.


Luxury

Ssense’s Billion-Dollar Ambitions: More Than Hype

The e-tailer that pioneered selling luxury streetwear to millennials is opening a five-storey flagship in Montréal. The next challenge: building a billion-dollar global business while keeping its cool.

Luxury

Ssense’s Billion-Dollar Ambitions: More Than Hype

The e-tailer that pioneered selling luxury streetwear to millennials is opening a five-storey flagship in Montréal. The next challenge: building a billion-dollar global business while keeping its cool.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Yoon Joins Dior Homme, AnOther Magazine Appoints Marc Ascoli

This week, Dior Homme taps Ambush designer Yoon as its new jewellery designer, while Marc Ascoli joins Another Magazine as creative director.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Yoon Joins Dior Homme, AnOther Magazine Appoints Marc Ascoli

This week, Dior Homme taps Ambush designer Yoon as its new jewellery designer, while Marc Ascoli joins Another Magazine as creative director.


Workplace & Talent

Want a Job in Fashion PR and Marketing?

BoF shares advice from some of fashion’s most influential PR and Marketing entrepreneurs, including Karla Otto, Daniel Marks and Pierre Rougier, and selects 10 of the best career opportunities now live on BoF Careers.

Workplace & Talent

Want a Job in Fashion PR and Marketing?

BoF shares advice from some of fashion’s most influential PR and Marketing entrepreneurs, including Karla Otto, Daniel Marks and Pierre Rougier, and selects 10 of the best career opportunities now live on BoF Careers.


Fashion Week

Tokyo’s Cult of Exclusivity Rules Fashion Week

Fashion week in Japan leaves outsiders feeling both highly impressed and highly frustrated, as many talented designers seem uninterested in doing business abroad.

Fashion Week

Tokyo’s Cult of Exclusivity Rules Fashion Week

Fashion week in Japan leaves outsiders feeling both highly impressed and highly frustrated, as many talented designers seem uninterested in doing business abroad.


Fashion Week

Yohji Yamamoto Turns Cubist

Today’s show took a spiky, volumetric turn that felt fresh.

Fashion Week

Yohji Yamamoto Turns Cubist

Today’s show took a spiky, volumetric turn that felt fresh.


What is The BoF 500?

The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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