Yohji Yamamoto

25 of Yohji Yamamoto's 126 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Japan.

• Kimono · Japan · East Asia15 looks

  Home tradition

  “Left-over-right crossed collar wrap, wide rectangular hanging sleeves, ankle-length straight robe; reworked in black wool with oversized proportions.”

• Geta / zori · Japan · East Asia5 looks

  Home tradition

  “Flat raised black platform soles with V-shaped thong straps between the toes, worn over white split-toe-style socks in the traditional manner.”

• Obi · Japan · East Asia4 looks

  Home tradition

  “Wide black sash wrapped at waist and tied into a large voluminous bow, plus printed sash panel, recalling obi tying, exaggerated in scale.”

• Haori · Japan · East Asia3 looks

  Home tradition

  “Unfastened straight-cut front with a flat collar band running down both edges and wide, square-cut dropped sleeves, lengthened to the ankle.”

• Tabi · Japan · East Asia2 looks

  Home tradition

  “Cream ankle socks with separated big toe, worn with thong sandals in traditional tabi manner.”

• Kanzashi / nihongami hair ornament · Japan · East AsiaLook 28

  Home tradition

  “Sculpted black looped hair-form headpiece pierced by long red-orange lacquer-like sticks and a comb-like ornament, recalling Edo-period nihongami coiffure with kanzashi pins.”

• Japanese calligraphy and ukiyo-e figure print · Japan · East AsiaLook 45

  Home tradition

  “White vertical columns of Japanese kana/kanji script beside a line-drawn figure resembling woodblock-print or ink-painting illustration on black dress front.”

• Kimono-clad figure print (ukiyo-e style) · Japan · East AsiaLook 44

  Home tradition

  “Large white-grey print of a standing figure in layered kimono with long trailing robes and patterned obi area, recalling ukiyo-e bijin-ga imagery.”