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

Kansai Yamamoto at the Portobello Hotel in London after his debut collection in 1971, ... particularly the silhouette of the kimono and the bold aesthetics of medieval samurai warlords.

Kansai Yamamoto, the exuberant Japanese designer, died on July 21, 2020, of acute myeloid leukemia. He was 76. ... Marie Helvin in a kimono by Kansai Yamamoto, 1971.

They deftly weave a kimono facet into their contemporary concepts. Kansai Yamamoto’s 1993 kabuki bomber jacket is an elaborate nod to the embroidered storytelling of traditional kimonos, ...

The kimono, a garment that dates ... 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, the unapologetically flamboyant fashion designer whose love of colour, unfettered imagination and exploration of genderless dressing caught the eye of David Bowie and helped define ...

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 ...