Hair Stylist · Tokyo
Katsuya Kamo
Katsuya Kamo (加茂克也, 1965–2020) began hairdressing with Mod’s Hair in 1988 and started his creative work with Junya Watanabe at Comme des Garçons in 1996, going on to make runway hair and headpieces for Undercover and Chanel, including a barbed-wire paper headdress for Chanel in 2009. He won the Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix in 2003 and showed some 100 headpieces at Tokyo’s Laforet Museum in 2013; after his death in 2020, the Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art held the retrospective KAMO HEAD in 2024.
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About Katsuya Kamo
What is Katsuya Kamo known for?
- Katsuya Kamo is a hair stylist based in Tokyo, known for remembered for sculptural headpieces that the mimoca museum describes as having “a universal, sculptural beauty”.
Which shows has Katsuya Kamo worked on?
- Katsuya Kamo's show credits are being added to the index.
What is Katsuya Kamo known for professionally?
- Katsuya Kamo: Runway hair and headpieces for Junya Watanabe, Undercover and Chanel.
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