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


How I Broke Into Fashion | PR Consulting’s Pierre Rougier
Pierre Rougier went from studying political science to working in PR for Hermès, Yohji Yamamoto and Margiela before launching his own agency. How did he do it?

How I Broke Into Fashion | PR Consulting’s Pierre Rougier
Pierre Rougier went from studying political science to working in PR for Hermès, Yohji Yamamoto and Margiela before launching his own agency. How did he do it?

Top 10 Influential Retailers Off Fashion’s Beaten Path
BoF identifies the multi-brand boutiques making waves in markets far beyond the world’s fashion capitals.

Top 10 Influential Retailers Off Fashion’s Beaten Path
BoF identifies the multi-brand boutiques making waves in markets far beyond the world’s fashion capitals.

Yohji Yamamoto's Romantic Aggression
The grand poet of deconstructed masculinity found a newfound ease and pervading lightness, even in the darkest corners of the show.

Yohji Yamamoto's Romantic Aggression
The grand poet of deconstructed masculinity found a newfound ease and pervading lightness, even in the darkest corners of the show.

Japan Wants More Fashion Designers from Abroad
As Japan’s population ages and shrinks, the government hopes to alleviate the labour shortage by recruiting more foreign specialists. But are there more obstacles than opportunities?

Japan Wants More Fashion Designers from Abroad
As Japan’s population ages and shrinks, the government hopes to alleviate the labour shortage by recruiting more foreign specialists. But are there more obstacles than opportunities?

Inside J.W. Anderson’s ‘Disobedient Bodies’
J.W. Anderson spent two years working with The Hepworth Wakefield on 'Disobedient Bodies.' Here, he tells Tim Blanks about 'crossing lines of creativity' and how today's political climate has lent an unwitting timeliness to the exhibition.

Inside J.W. Anderson’s ‘Disobedient Bodies’
J.W. Anderson spent two years working with The Hepworth Wakefield on 'Disobedient Bodies.' Here, he tells Tim Blanks about 'crossing lines of creativity' and how today's political climate has lent an unwitting timeliness to the exhibition.

In Paris, Singularity Shines Through the Incoherence
The winners of the season were designers who stuck to a single, brilliant idea, like Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga, Rei Kawakubo at Comme des Garçons and Jun Takahashi of Undercover, argues Angelo Flaccavento.

In Paris, Singularity Shines Through the Incoherence
The winners of the season were designers who stuck to a single, brilliant idea, like Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga, Rei Kawakubo at Comme des Garçons and Jun Takahashi of Undercover, argues Angelo Flaccavento.

Vintage Yohji Yamamoto
The designer's collection brought back memories of his early forays into the western scene — it felt punchy just as much as it was melancholic.

Vintage Yohji Yamamoto
The designer's collection brought back memories of his early forays into the western scene — it felt punchy just as much as it was melancholic.

Yohji's Punk State of Mind
The older Yohji Yamamoto gets, the punker and punker his attitude towards sartorial matters and life gets.

Yohji's Punk State of Mind
The older Yohji Yamamoto gets, the punker and punker his attitude towards sartorial matters and life gets.

The County of Milan’s Bright New Territories
The new County of Milan collection marked a turning point, and a decisive switch towards fashion.

The County of Milan’s Bright New Territories
The new County of Milan collection marked a turning point, and a decisive switch towards fashion.

The Best of BoF 2016 | Top 10 Videos
From rare in-depth interviews with industry icons Yohji Yamomto and John Galliano, to talks with pop-culture figures will.i.am and Joan Smalls, in 2016 BoF captured the people shaping the global fashion industry on film.

The Best of BoF 2016 | Top 10 Videos
From rare in-depth interviews with industry icons Yohji Yamomto and John Galliano, to talks with pop-culture figures will.i.am and Joan Smalls, in 2016 BoF captured the people shaping the global fashion industry on film.
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.



