# Yohji Yamamoto

> Yohji Yamamoto is a ready-to-wear label based in Tokyo and Paris, Japan, started in 1972. Behind the label: Yohji Yamamoto. Known for avant-garde tailoring in oversized, straight-cut shapes.

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- Country guide: https://thecastindex.com/houses/japanese-designers
- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Yohji Yamamoto
- Based: Tokyo and Paris, Japan
- Since: 1972
- Focus: Ready-to-wear
- Makes: Womenswear and menswear; Y-3 with adidas since 2002
- Trained: Law degree, Keio University
- Official site: https://www.yohjiyamamoto.co.jp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yohjiyamamotoofficial/

## Who is behind Yohji Yamamoto?

Born in 1943, Yohji Yamamoto works between Tokyo and Paris, the Fédération notes. It dates his label to 1972, while the Museum at FIT dates his company to 1977 and his first Paris show to 1981. The Kyoto Costume Institute holds a Spring/Summer 1983 cotton ensemble cut with decorative holes, from the early Paris years. Y-3, his line with adidas, began in 2002, and the V&A’s 2011 retrospective was the first display of his work to include menswear. He showed men’s and women’s collections on every official Paris calendar we checked, from FW24 to SS27, and Y-3 presented on the menswear calendar from SS25.

## Timeline

- 1981: Shows in Paris for the first time. (source: https://fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/people/1466/yohji-yamamoto)
- 2002: Y-3, his line with adidas, is founded. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/house/y-3)
- 12 March 2011: The V&A opens a Yohji Yamamoto retrospective, on view until 10 July 2011. (source: https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/yohji-yamamoto-va)
- 25 June 2026: Shows SS27 menswear on the official Paris calendar. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions)
- 2 October 2026: Shows SS27 womenswear on the official Paris calendar. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions)

## Sources

- [FHCM — Yohji Yamamoto house page](https://www.fhcm.paris/en/house/yohji-yamamoto) — checked 2026-10-22
- [FHCM — Y-3 house page](https://www.fhcm.paris/en/house/y-3) — checked 2026-10-22
- [The Museum at FIT — Yohji Yamamoto](https://fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/people/1466/yohji-yamamoto) — checked 2026-10-22
- [V&A — Yohji Yamamoto at the V&A (2011)](https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/yohji-yamamoto-va) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Kyoto Costume Institute — Yohji Yamamoto jacket, dress and pants, Spring/Summer 1983](https://www.kci.or.jp/en/archives/digital_archives/1980s/KCI_260) — checked 2026-10-22
- [FHCM — official calendars, FW24 to SS27](https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions) — checked 2026-10-22