Kansai Yamamoto in Tokyo April 23, 2013 – Hidetoshi Tanaka / AP / SIPA
Kansai Yamamoto, thought-about a trend pioneer in Japan, died of leukemia on the age of 76. He was notably recognized for his collaborations with David Bowie. “He left this world in peace, surrounded by those he loved,” his daughter actress Mirai Yamamoto introduced on Instagram on Monday.
“In my eyes, my father was not only the energetic and electric person the world knew, but also a caring, caring and loving being,” she wrote on the social community. Kansai Yamamoto was recognized for his daring designs that defied gender norms and featured vibrant colours and edgy designs.
A sequence of outfits for Ziggy Stardust
He rose to prominence with worldwide trend reveals beginning within the 1970s and was acclaimed by most of the people for his collaborations with David Bowie, together with designing a sequence of outfits for Ziggy Stardust, the singer’s alter ego. “I found David’s aesthetic and his eagerness to transcend the boundaries of the genre to be terribly beautiful,” he advised The Reduce in 2018.
Kansai Yamamoto’s designs typically made use of parts of Japanese tradition, such because the capes coated with Sino-Japanese characters (kanji) he designed for David Bowie. However its eye-catching graphic fashion, with saturated colours and vigorous patterns, set it aside among the many extra minimalist icons of Japanese trend.
