Yohji Yamamoto

Yohji Yamamoto: Biography in Details

Who is Yohji Yamamoto?

Yohji Yamamoto is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. He is famous all over the world for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics.

He has won many honorary awards including the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, the Ordre National du Mérite, and the Royal Designer for Industry.

Yohji Yamamoto: Birth, Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Talking about his early life, he was born on 3 October 1943, in Tokyo, Japan. There is no information about his father but his mother’s name is Fumio.

Yohji Yamamoto has not revealed any information about his childhood life. Yohji usually doesn’t talk about his private life in the media and in public. His nationality is Japanese and he is of Asian ethnicity.

Yohji attended Keio University and graduated with a degree in law in 1966. For further education, he studied fashion design at Bunka Fashion College. He got a degree from there in 1969.

Yohji Yamamoto: Professional Life, Career

Yohji Yamamoto began his career in the dressmaking business. He moved to Paris in the late 1970s to pursue his career as a full-time designer.

In his long career, he has collaborated with notable fashion brands including Adidas (Y-3), Hermès, Mikimoto, and Mandarina Duck.

Yohji Yamamoto has also collaborated with various artists such as Tina Turner, Sir Elton John, Placebo, Takeshi Kitano, Pina Bausch, and Heiner Müller.

In 2003, he designed costumes for Elton John’s The Red Piano show in Las Vegas. He then made his Y-3 line and collection debut in 2003.

Yohji founded the Yohji Yamamoto Fund for Peace in 2008. Since 2014, he has designed third kits for the football club Real Madrid. He has made appearances in movies such as Brother (2000), Dolls (2002), and Yohji Yamamoto: This Is My Dream (2011).

Awards

For his contribution to fashion, Yohji has won several honors including the Chevalier of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon.

Yohji Yamamoto has also won the Ordre National du Mérite and the Royal Designer for Industry.

Also, Yohji has received the Master of Design award from Fashion Group International.

Net Worth and Salary

This designer’s net worth was estimated at around $1 million.

As per the records, a fashion designer’s average salary is around $72k per year

Yohji Yamamoto’s Rumors, Controversy

In 2015, Yohji Yamamoto received criticism for making controversial T-shirts for fashion shows in China.

Currently, there are no rumors of him being in any affairs. Also, there are no rumors regarding his professional life. He has not been in any controversy till now.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Moving towards his body measurements, Yohji Yamamoto’s height is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 69 kg.

His other body measurements are unknown.

His eye color is dark brown and his hair color is black.

Social Media Profiles

Yohji Yamamoto has his own shopping website and is active on social networking sites.

He has more than  828k followers on Instagram. He has more than 56.4k  followers on his Facebook page and around 8.9k followers on Twitter.

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