Rest in Peace, Kansai Yamamoto. The legendary fashion designer sadly passed away last week aged 76
favoured by many of his contemporaries, Yamamoto’s avant-garde aesthetic is bright, bold and big. Kaleidoscopic colours, outlandish proportions and theatrical layering define his work, and underpinning it all is a distinctly Japanese handwriting. From Hokusai-style wave prints and kimono silhouettes, to manga illustrations and patterns that riff on Yakuza tattoos, Yamamoto embraces the tropes of Japanese design and culture full throttle.
It’s hardly surprising, then, that his work caught the eye of arch-Japanophile David Bowie. The two met when Yamamoto attended a Bowie gig at Radio City Music Hall in 1973, having been tipped off that the artist would be wearing some of his womenswear on stage. From there sprung not just a friendship but a creatively collaborative relationship in which the men – both visionaries in their own right – spurred one another on to the next level.
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