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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
Fashion Week

Making Frédéric Sanchez’s Fashion Show Mixes

BoF goes inside the mind of the man behind some of fashion’s most cerebral and carefully-curated soundtracks.

Fashion Week

Making Frédéric Sanchez’s Fashion Show Mixes

BoF goes inside the mind of the man behind some of fashion’s most cerebral and carefully-curated soundtracks.


News & Analysis

Fendi Opens New Headquarters, as Industry Mulls Simons' Exit from Dior

As the fashion world was still reacting to the news of Raf Simons’ Dior exit, Fendi was opening its new HQ in Rome. Imran Amed spoke to Karl Lagerfeld, Silvia Venturini Fendi and Pietro Beccari about the brand's monumental milestone.

News & Analysis

Fendi Opens New Headquarters, as Industry Mulls Simons' Exit from Dior

As the fashion world was still reacting to the news of Raf Simons’ Dior exit, Fendi was opening its new HQ in Rome. Imran Amed spoke to Karl Lagerfeld, Silvia Venturini Fendi and Pietro Beccari about the brand's monumental milestone.


News & Analysis

A Rare Look Inside Tokyo's Bunka Fashion College

Japan’s Bunka Fashion College has produced some of the world’s most celebrated avant-garde designers, from Yohji Yamamoto to Junya Watanabe. BoF uncovers the school’s unique approach to fashion education.

News & Analysis

A Rare Look Inside Tokyo's Bunka Fashion College

Japan’s Bunka Fashion College has produced some of the world’s most celebrated avant-garde designers, from Yohji Yamamoto to Junya Watanabe. BoF uncovers the school’s unique approach to fashion education.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2016

At the end of an exciting fashion season from New York to Paris, the editors of BoF bring you the Top 10 Shows of the Season.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2016

At the end of an exciting fashion season from New York to Paris, the editors of BoF bring you the Top 10 Shows of the Season.


Fashion Week

When in Paris, Choose Your Tribe

From Rick Owens to Yohji Yamamoto and Céline to Miu Miu, fashion, right here, right now, is all about tribes and gangs, observes Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

When in Paris, Choose Your Tribe

From Rick Owens to Yohji Yamamoto and Céline to Miu Miu, fashion, right here, right now, is all about tribes and gangs, observes Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Vintage Yohji, With a Punk Spin

Back with a vengeance, Yohji Yamamoto reaffirmed our belief that black is eternal and deconstruction matters.

Fashion Week

Vintage Yohji, With a Punk Spin

Back with a vengeance, Yohji Yamamoto reaffirmed our belief that black is eternal and deconstruction matters.


Fashion Week

Uma Wang’s Balletic Poetry

The poetry shown by Uma Wang for Spring has largely been lost in today's Instagram-driven fashion climate.

Fashion Week

Uma Wang’s Balletic Poetry

The poetry shown by Uma Wang for Spring has largely been lost in today's Instagram-driven fashion climate.


Fashion Week

1205's Minimal Nomads

Paula Gerbase's Berber-inspired collection struck the right balance between accessibility and arousal.

Fashion Week

1205's Minimal Nomads

Paula Gerbase's Berber-inspired collection struck the right balance between accessibility and arousal.


Retail

Jill Wenger's Totokaelo: From Local Boutique to Global Aspirations

On the eve of Totokaelo’s New York store opening and the launch of its own ready-to-wear line, the founder and chief executive talks about her start in Seattle, global expansion plans and why e-commerce is the most important part of her business.

Retail

Jill Wenger's Totokaelo: From Local Boutique to Global Aspirations

On the eve of Totokaelo’s New York store opening and the launch of its own ready-to-wear line, the founder and chief executive talks about her start in Seattle, global expansion plans and why e-commerce is the most important part of her business.


News & Analysis

Zegna’s Punk Whisper in Japan

Ermenegildo Zegna’s ‘Made in Japan’ collection is as soft as a whisper, which, in an era of fashion screams, is probably the most punk of gestures, says Angelo Flaccavento.

News & Analysis

Zegna’s Punk Whisper in Japan

Ermenegildo Zegna’s ‘Made in Japan’ collection is as soft as a whisper, which, in an era of fashion screams, is probably the most punk of gestures, says Angelo Flaccavento.


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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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