An exhibition of work by Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto has opened at the V&A museum in London. More than 80 garments spanning the last 30 years are displayed on mannequins among the V&A’s collections of paintings, ceramics and sculptures. This spring the V&A will open the first UK solo exhibition celebrating the life and work of Yohji Yamamoto, one of the world’s most influential and enigmatic fashion designers. This installation-based retrospective, taking place 30 years after his Paris debut, will feature over 80 garments spanning Yamamoto’s career.

Yamamoto’s visionary designs will be exhibited on mannequins amongst the treasures of the V&A. Placed in hidden corners of the Museum, the silhouettes will create a direct dialogue between Yamamoto’s work and the different spaces in which they are displayed. Items will be found on the British Galleries Landing, in the Norfolk House Music Room and looking out onto the John Madejski Garden from an alcove in the Hintze Sculpture Galleries. Other pieces will be sited in the Paintings Gallery, amongst the museum’s Ceramics collections and within the Tapestry Gallery. via
Photographs by V&A

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