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Rei Kawakubo, founder of Comme des Garçons: Yohji Yamamoto (14)
My philosophy of clothes making: Searching for genuine materials
Rei Kawakubo, founder of Comme des Garçons: Yohji Yamamoto (14)
My philosophy of clothes making: Searching for genuine materials

'The lost decade', all work and no family time: Yohji Yamamoto (13)
Y's brand catches fire thanks to water-repellent Swiss-made fabric
'The lost decade', all work and no family time: Yohji Yamamoto (13)
Y's brand catches fire thanks to water-repellent Swiss-made fabric

The birth of Y's: Yohji Yamamoto (12)
Down with 'absurd' femininity - establishing a ready-to-wear label
The birth of Y's: Yohji Yamamoto (12)
Down with 'absurd' femininity - establishing a ready-to-wear label

The worst humiliation of my life: Yohji Yamamoto (11)
Being left behind the epoch - from haute couture to prêt-à-porter
The worst humiliation of my life: Yohji Yamamoto (11)
Being left behind the epoch - from haute couture to prêt-à-porter

The Soen Award, designers' gateway to success: Yohji Yamamoto (10)
'Major newcomer to the design world' wins critical acclaim
The Soen Award, designers' gateway to success: Yohji Yamamoto (10)
'Major newcomer to the design world' wins critical acclaim

I had to put off finding a job: Yohji Yamamoto (9)
So I enrolled at Bunka Fashion College and learned of a career called design
I had to put off finding a job: Yohji Yamamoto (9)
So I enrolled at Bunka Fashion College and learned of a career called design

To job hunt or travel, that was my choice: Yohji Yamamoto (8)
It was an easy decision to make, one that led me to 'my' Paris
To job hunt or travel, that was my choice: Yohji Yamamoto (8)
It was an easy decision to make, one that led me to 'my' Paris

Having the time of my life: Yohji Yamamoto (7)
Cars, sailing, band - flamboyant college days
Having the time of my life: Yohji Yamamoto (7)
Cars, sailing, band - flamboyant college days

Applying for university: Yohji Yamamoto (6)
I devoted myself to the arts during a time of student movements
Applying for university: Yohji Yamamoto (6)
I devoted myself to the arts during a time of student movements

Gyosei Elementary School days: Yohji Yamamoto (5)
Meeting lifelong friends
Gyosei Elementary School days: Yohji Yamamoto (5)
Meeting lifelong friends

Movies, sewing, and painting - things that colored my childhood: Yohji Yamamoto (4)
Transfer to prestige private school taking aunt's advice
Movies, sewing, and painting - things that colored my childhood: Yohji Yamamoto (4)
Transfer to prestige private school taking aunt's advice

A childhood of endless fights: Yohji Yamamoto (3)
Depravity, desire, calculation - studying the underworld
A childhood of endless fights: Yohji Yamamoto (3)
Depravity, desire, calculation - studying the underworld