Acclaimed Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his avant-garde collections and collaboration with David Bowie, has died aged 76.

Kansai Yamamoto, Designer With Ziggy Stardust as a Client, Dies at 76 Unapologetically flamboyant, he shaped the look of David Bowie’s alter ego and also worked with Elton John and Stevie Wonder.

Kansai Yamamoto, the exuberant Japanese designer, died on July 21, 2020, of acute myeloid leukemia. He was 76. Yamamoto was born in Yokohama, in 1944, a year before his city was firebombed in the ...

He sought out contemporary Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto to create the costumes for his Aladdin Sane tour in 1973, resulting in a series of now-iconic pieces.

Kansai Yamamoto’s 1993 kabuki bomber jacket is an elaborate nod to the embroidered storytelling of traditional kimonos, while Yohji Yamamoto’s 1983 black cotton coat is a study in proportion ...

David Bowie collaborated with designer Kansai Yamamoto to create his alter ego, Ziggy Stardust. Freddie Mercury wore vintage women’s kimonos as he constantly challenged binary gender norms.

The name Yamamoto may be a familiar one in the fashion world, but alongside Yohji, there's also Kansai (no relation), who's widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of contemporary Japanese ...

Acclaimed Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his avant-garde collections and collaboration with David Bowie, has died aged 76.

Acclaimed Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his avant-garde collections and career-defining collaboration with David Bowie, has died aged 76. Confirming his death via Instagram ...