Kansai Yamamoto that changed the young people bags

Kansai Yamamoto that changed the young people bags

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Cartoon graphics and cotton netting casual bag and backpack were one of the wilder combinations offered by Kansai Yamamoto. Others included lush satin robes and pyjamas appliqued with huge Japanese figures.

Yamamoto married traditional Japanese culture and Western influences, set them to a music beat and put them in the realm of the performing arts. In the 1970s his fashion performance shows were huge events, attracting up to 5,000 people.

After training as a civil engineer, Yamamoto left school in 1962 to study English, before moving on to fashion. He designed David Bowie’s outrageous costumes for “Ziggy Stardust” and “Aladdin Sane” and, in 1975, he began showing in Paris, part of the first wave of Japanese designers who would have an impact on fashion bags through the following decades, Yamamoto’s trademarks are a use of abstract color sculpted into unique forms, which successfully blend ancient oriental influences with modern sporty themes.