These are sooo awesome! Vintage Yamamoto for Adidas sneakers that come in their own cage…Get them at Housing Works.

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Designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Matthew Williamson, Alberta Ferretti, Yohji Yamamoto and Alexander McQueen grace the holiday windows of Bergdorf Goodman.

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The future of Yohji Yamamoto is undoubtedly bleak. The Japanese designer recently filed for bankruptcy protection due to his $76 million debts. But there is hope; an investor offered to bail Yamamoto out and get this man back on his feet. The only question is, will Yamamoto be too proud to accept this financial help?

Thanks NY Mag!

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Destroyed, androgynous, matronly, night-gown inspired biker chic? Huh, well, it seems to me that Yohji Yamamoto had several bases to cover for his Spring 2010 collection. That being said, the biker pieces were safe, the shredded pyjamas, probably unwearable, and the matronly maids outfits just downright ugly. As for the hair and makeup, they’re just the cherry on top of the “I’ve seen better from Yamamoto” sundae.

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If Limi Feu’s Spring 2010 doesn’t have Japanese style written all over it, I don’t know what does. Daughter of designer Yohji Yamamoto, Limi Yamamoto certainly followed in her father’s footsteps this season with a collection that was more androgynous than a kid on Christopher Street (She even used male models to heighten the sense of androgyny in the womenwear!) Yamamoto exaggerated basic menswear with elaborate lapels and sleeves, brining yet another version to the trend. But I must say, the shoes, mostly masculine oxfords and booties, stole the show.

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Notorious for an athletic aesthetic is Yohji Yamamoto’s Y-3 label, and the Spring 2010 collection was no exception. As if the Japanese flag tees and Y-3 logo sweats weren’t a dead giveaway, the sport of the season was soccer. Despite the majority of the collection being abstract athletic-wear and  casual lounge pieces, netting was involved to create several outstanding tops and dresses. I can’t say I’m floored by this collection, but it’s still pretty impressive what Yamamoto can do to the average pair of gym shorts!

GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Y-3 Spring 2010

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Y-3 is launching some bright and unique high tops for Spring 2010. I love the speckled ones the most. Trying to find truly fashionable sneakers these days isn’t the easiest, but Y-3 does a good job. Be sure to check out everything Y-3 has to offer at their website.

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Keeping it true to the Yamamoto style, the baggy pants make their return for the Spring of 2010.

Gallery: Yohji Yamamoto: Spring 2010 Collection

via Selectism

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Yohji Yamamoto has canceled his spring 2010 men’s show “due to the worldwide economic situation.”

Instead, the designer might be starting a trend by showing his new collection by appointment in his Paris showroom.

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Do I even need to write anything about the images posted here? It is really obvious how amazing just this little glimpse of the collection makes me want to buy it already. Yamamoto sticks to his normal aesthetic as always, and just tweaks the styles ever so slightly. The colors of the patterns is my favorite. That dark purple plaid looks great with his other black, grey and white pieces.

via The Fashionisto

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Yohji Yamamoto’s latest collection for Coming Soon has really changed up the game for Spring. While the collection is still in typical large scale pieces that fit loose, they are toned down and cleaned up for this collection. This Coming Soon collection is crisp, clean, and a general Spring feeling.

Gallery: Coming Soon: Spring 2009 Collection

Courtesy of: The Fashionisto

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Yohji Yamamoto showed the fashion world that he was going to combat the credit crunch with his Fall 2009 collection. Focused on the fall/winter essential, the pea coat, Yamamoto launched a collection ready for the recession, because hey, who doesn’t have one of these babies? Keeping clean and asymmetrical cuts in mind, Yamamoto created a variety of tuxedo-like lapels, gauzy overlays, color blocked and ruched coats. Although Yamamoto mixed it up with a long dress and a jumpsuit, the collection would have made a bigger statement if it were simply an array of pea coats. 

GALLERY: Runway Rundown: Yohji Yamamoto Fall 2009

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With a rough-and-ready feminist vibe in his back pocket, Markus Lupfer created a Armand Basi One Fall 2009 collect that had his runway girls ready to play with the big boys. With hints of Comme des Garcons, Yohji Yamamoto and Helmut Lang in his collection, Lupfer’s studded asymmetrical dresses, voluminous shoulder, severe drop pants and cropped bombers added yet another 80’s masculine collection to the list of trends for the fall. 

GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Armand Basi One Fall 2009

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Just Relax was the theme behind Yohji Yamamoto’s Spring 2009 Collection, and I will say this line looks pretty damn comfy. Big baggy pants and slouchy tops were plentiful, but you still had looks liek the ones featured above, that I feel really completed the collection. I love the vest and the tank featured above, I think the are both amazing Spring/Summer pieces.

Gallery: Yohji Yamamoto Spring 2009 Collection

Courtesy of: The Fashionisto

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Gucci Clutch, purple satin with leather interior, embellished with glass.

I love Housing Works just as much as the next New Yorker, so for today’s Shop Indie edition I thought I would round up some things currently up for bid at great prices…

Tory Burch, 100% silk, sleeveless, hot air balloon print

Italian Huntress Boots, grayish suede exterior with chocolate leather heel back detail

Vintage Gucci Briefcase, uptown label with downtown bohemian beat, lined with purple fabric

Malandrino Chain Metal Pumps, pewter tone chain mail metal exterior, chain mail covered heel

Yohji Yamamoto, navy blue with screened polka dots, button closure with open neck

And my fave:

Dolce & Gabbana Boots, heavy weight grainy leather boots with rounded toe and buckle detailing, gray contrast stitching, buckle and rivets are gold tone

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If you love designer shoes, you will love this special promotion that Mona Moore is offering to our readers. All you have to do is mention FashionIndie when selection your final purchases (call to purchase) and you will receive 50% off. Now, that’s better than the Saks Sale. Designers include Y-3, Yohji Yamamoto, Marni, Dries Van Noten, Anne Demeulemeester, and others.

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The biggest news of the century!!!

Anna Wintour is out, Carine Roitfeld of French Vogue is in!!!

It’s as if The Devil Wears Prada was some self-fulfilling prophecy, we just got the second greatest news of the year, aside from Barack Obama’s nomination.

Carine is a complete sweetheart (got to meet with her at the Gucci/Madonna party), a fashion icon, and a better dictator than Anna Wintour. Expect scales and all black Yohji Yamamoto to hit the offices of American Vogue pronto.

This is a bit of speculation, but it’s also some of the best news we’ve heard all year. Joysies.

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“Yohji Yamamoto’s flagship is the latest store to hit Paris’ notorious Rue Cambon. Designed by Sophie Hicks, an architect and former stylist for Alaia, it carries both women’s and men’s collections. Special wood paneling lines the entrance, while seamless mannequins give the illusion of clothes hanging in the air. It’s a serene, luxurious environment with metal rails for the collections, and Japanese paper birds adding to the installation-like display. Part gallery, part Japanese inn, the flagship is spread over three levels and it reflects Yohji’s signature concept: The White Box.”

-StyleZeitgeist via Dazed Digital

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Limi Feu is Limi Yamamoto’s (Yohji Yamamoto’s daughter) collection. Feu means ‘fire’, and this is her third collection, which is shown in Paris. The designer’s pieces are stark, strong, visual, and filled with street attitude. The Spring/Summer Limi Feu girl is superbly individualistic, highly ignorant of other people’s opinion, and generally cooler than the entire human population.

One of my fave elements; the over-sized pockets (especially above) that make it seem as though you are carrying a bag.  Also, LOVE the hair, braided to look like headphones, absolutely genius!

Thanks Fashionation

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This season, we’ve seen some of the most surprising male models hit the runways. First, Vivienne Westwood sends out beef cake bodyguards, then DSquared showcased an almost all ethnic cast, now Yohji Yamamoto sent out several gray-haired models who were over 60, one of whom happened to be artist-turned-filmmaker Steve McQueen, who just won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival. “The situation is, I’m not a skinny white boy, I’m the complete opposite,” McQueen told the AP. “I heard the audience gasp a bit when I came in.”

Is this the designers way of saying that clothes can be worn by anyone, whether hot male model or old guy? I guess it works, but that really defeats the purpose of having hotties on the catwalk!

Source: NY Mag

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Great article in The Independent regarding the reason that Yohji Yamamoto gives for staging the first fashion show in the Ancestral Temple of Beijing’s Forbidden City. “For me, the name sounded so beautiful,I liked the idea of the forbidden.”

Keep Reading here.

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Yohji Yamamoto is known for his reluctance to talk to the media. His shy and private nature expresses itself through his designs alone, revealing the fringes of his secrets. Given the rare chance to interview the Japanese legend, Prestige Hong Kong Fashion Editor Vivienne Tang catches a glimpse of what lies beneath. Here are the highlights:

The Yohji Yamamoto Fund for Peace will sponsor a Chinese designer and model. What do you envision for them?
I divided the selection for the designers into three levels, and I hope they can reach one of the levels. The one who could change the history of fashion, the internationally known designer and the nationally known designer [in China].

You’ve changed the history of fashion. How did your upbringing influence your designs? What experience shaped you the most?
First of all, when I graduated from university, I didn’t want to work. I didn’t want to enter a company. I graduated from a sort of famous university [Keio]. I studied law. But I was a very lazy student. That university in Japan is very famous. You don’t have to make an effort to get into a famous company. So as a student I became very lazy. I just wanted to graduate. But I wanted to continue being a student . . .forever, because I didn’t want to be in conflict with the society. I was very lazy. So I asked my mother, who was a dressmaker for the neighborhood, “Can I help you?” But she got very mad. My mother is a war widow. I am her only son. She made a big and hard effort to raise me, and she sent me to the famous university. She paid for everything, with her hard work. So she was disappointed, and at the same time she got mad. It was so terrible.

What’s your fashion philosophy?
It is that civilized humans must wear monochrome. In other words, it is the minimum etiquette of fashion that you should not disturb other people’s vision. It is wrong to think that standing out is a good thing.

A few years ago you said you hated fashion and that you retired long ago. How do you feel about that statement today? What drives you to continue designing?
I noticed that I became an animal only to make clothing. If I retire . . . maybe I will get old very, very soon. It’s like an animal that loves food. Even though my brain and spirit want to retire, my body reacts automatically when I see clothes. So I guess my retirement won’t happen while my body responds in that way. For example, when I do a fitting for the next collection, the models wear my outfits backstage and then come out, and my body reacts, my soul reacts. So as long as my soul responds, I will continue. That drives me to create.

Are you a perfectionist?
No, I’m very optimistic, Epicurean.

Tell me your views on women, and the image you want women to represent. You don’t like the pretty, sexy look, which many people see as the norm.
When I started my job, I hated that women were dressed up like dolls. So I started to create a mannish style for women. In that sense, I feel I have succeeded, but recently the tendency of fashion has become “sexy” again.

You once said your intention was to design to help women suffer less, to attain freedom and independence. Do you still feel that way?
Yes, in a way. But recently, women are becoming free and independent more and more. So it’s getting difficult to express the theme, how I want to show my creation next. I have the image in my mind, but it’s difficult to express in words.

Who do you design for? Who is your muse?
She is nonexistent . . . in this world. She is my imaginary woman. I can only see her back, her hair is blowing in the wind, and she is smoking a cigar. It’s a very psychological expression. I’m always imagining and looking at women’s backs. It means I’m missing. I’m missing my mother. I’m missing my love. Missing, missing, missing . . . forever. “Don’t go!” This is my image. For example, when a beautiful girl looks at me in this distance, I get afraid. So when the girl is leaving, I feel more comfortable. “Don’t go, don’t go. I need you.” It’s a very compressed feeling.

Read the entire interview here.

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Photos: Lui Jin

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