Yohji Yamamoto

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 ...  

Hilary Alexander reviews the Yohji Yamamoto spring/summer 2010 collection from Paris Fashion Week.  

Yohji Yamamoto RTW Spring '10 Even the Japanese are feeling the effects of the economy. According to the New York Times, the fashion house Yohji Yamamoto Inc., filed for bankruptcy protection today. The designer house, however, will continue to operate...  

Say it ain't so! It's the end of an era! Sadly it's true. The economy is really kicking companies in the nads. It doesn't matter how established or successful you are, such is the case with Yohji Yamamoto known as...  

One of Japan's top-drawer fashion houses Yohji Yamamoto has filed for bankruptcy and will be bought up by a Japanese investment company Integral Corp.  

In the wake of one of the most memorable shows of New York Fashion week, Yohji Yamamoto’s Y-3 exhibition, news comes that the innovative Japanese designer has filed for Bankruptcy threatening the future of one of the most iconic labels of our time. While cited are debts of $68.7 million, the company plans to stay [...]  

Ready for some recession-busting enjoyment on a Monday morning? After filing for bankruptcy at the Japanese courts last Friday, Yohiji Yamamoto has found itself an investor already. Integral Corp., a Japanese private equity fund, is set to finance the luxury fashion house’s restructure. “I’ve had my company for over 30 years, and I consider myself to [...]  

(TrendHunter.com) Inspired by “the movement of the net after a goal,” according to Style.com, Yohji Yamamoto envisioned a net-themed line for the Adidas Y-3 Spring 2010 collection. Not very practical for the field, or even…  

Yamamoto explored austerity of design in a strong lineup that worked a snappy-gentle dichotomy.  

“Yohji Yamamoto is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. But perhaps there is a key. That key is smoking. Artist Jeremy Kost captures the famed designer doing just that in his latest screen test. Watch and be mesmerized”. – NYMag  

Japanese clothing designer Yohji Yamamoto's fashion house has filed for bankruptcy protection in a Tokyo court.The company said the global economic downturn had hurt sales of its upmarket clothing ran...  

Yohji Yamamoto, Yoji Yamamoto's globally renowned fashion house, said Friday it has filed with the Tokyo District Court for corporate rehabilitation after piling up ¥6 billion in debts. "In effect, we have liabilities in excess of assets" as a result of the global recession since last year, the yen's appreciation and sluggish personal consumption, said the design house, which was founded in 1972.  

After showing a collection seemingly geared to keep retailers happy, Yohji Yamamoto filed for bankruptcy today, which would explain this season’s (relative) lack of risk-taking. Let’s hope for something a bit more raw and deconstructed next season then, when we’re all rich again. [WWD]The live-streaming runway trend took off this season, and you can bet [...]  

BBC NewsFrom fashion designer to victim: Yamamoto files for bankruptcyIndependentAnd last year, Louis Vuitton scrapped plans for a 12-floor megastore in Ginza, Tokyo's busiest and most ex-clusive shopping district. ...Another Fashion House Files for BankruptcyNew York TimesFashion house Yohji Yamamoto files for bankruptcyAFPYamamoto fashion house seeks rehabThe Japan TimesBBC News -Times Online -Bloombergall 26 news articles »  

JAPANESE fashion design house Yohji Yamamoto says it has filed for bankruptcy protection. The company said yesterday its sales had been battered by sluggish demand amid the global economic slowdown with debts totaling...