On some Japanese shit

Yohji Yamamoto, a Japanese fashion designer, is damn innovative.



His avant-garde style caught Adidas' attention for their Y-3 collections, which he has designed since its conception. The collections include both men's and women's apparel, footwear and accessories.

Yamamoto has also teamed up with Italian luggage designer, Mandarina Duck, for an accessories line called Y's Mandarina, which just entered its third year of production.

Yamamoto studied law before becoming a fashion designer. He graduated from the Bunka Fukuso Gakuin design school in Tokyo. His unusually practical design style (he likes to use pockets) has gained him international recognition from both critics and his peers. He is currently based in Paris.

New York Magazine contributed to this post.