JAPANESE DESIGN IN WESTERN FASHION THE THREE JAPANESE DESIGNERS WHO CHANGED THE FASHION WORLD
JAPANESE DESIGN IN WESTERN FASHION THE THREE JAPANESE DESIGNERS WHO CHANGED THE FASHION WORLD

Summary/Abstract: In the next few pages, we intend to sketch the puzzle that defines the creations of the three Japanese designers who changed the western fashion world.Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto - in the order of their appearance on the Parisian haute-couture scene - are by far the most influential names one can throw on the table when in a meaningful conversation on the subject of Japanese designers who conquered the West.These designers’ creations branded monochrome color pallets, overblown proportions, plaits, asymmetry and unisex styles. They introduced a new way of looking at texture, textiles, tailoring, color, silhouette and self-reflection, which triggered a complete esthetical and functional review of what clothing means. Kawakubo and Yamamoto’s fashion sets at the beginning of the ‘80s have signaled the climax of Japanese design’s impact on the Western esthetics of fashion and clothing, inside a journey that would go on for more than 30 years.

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