v&a feat. yohji yamamoto.

This past weekend, I visited the Yohji Yamamoto exhibit at the V&A Museum in London.  The Gallery 38 space features catalogs, photos, runway show footage, interview excerpts, and pieces from various collections since the 1980s.  The best part of the exhibition is you can actually feel each item of clothing, which allows the visitors to fully experience the fashion world of Yohji Yamamoto.

Since his Tokyo debut in 1977, Yohji has established himself as a visionary designer who continues to challenge traditional gender boundaries and fashion design techniques.  His pieces often feature unconventional fabrics and intricate layering.  Black is one of his favorite colors, which he describes as being "modest and arrogant at the same time."  Through his collections, Yohji has redefined the modern woman and man, pioneering over-sized elegance, minimalism and androgyny.  These themes continue to resonate today through the work of designers such as Alexander Wang and Rad Hourani.

Yohji Yamamoto (born 1943, Tokyo)

An (illegal) picture of my favorite Yohji photo at the exhibit:
While felt dress with large collar, AW 1996

Looks from Alexander Wang's Fall 2011 RTW collection

Cardigan and jacket from Rad by Rad Hourani, a unisex collection

Images courtesy of vam.ac.uk, radhourani.com, alexanderwang.com