Japanese menswear designer, Yoshiyuki Ogata, numbered among the 14 new beats chosen by Pitti Uomo.Although Yoshiyuki is not totally new on the international fashion scene, he is definitely a rising star, reaching the shelves of boutiques in London and Los Angeles.
Yoshiyuki derives his inspiration from the Sengoku era (1467-1617) in Japan—the Warring States Period—when Japanese men wore culotte-like trousers with sleeveless-sideless vests and broad sleeve coats.
Yoshiyuki also models his shoes after tabi, which were the socks that split, or divided, between the big toe and the four smaller ones.
Yoshiyuki’s claim to fame was his award-winning outfit that he designed for Japanese model, Kurara Chibana—first runner-up of Miss Universe 2006—who sported the best national costume, which Yoshiyuki fashioned in the samurai-ninja style.
Yoshiyuki’s aim in menswear is to establish the unique masculinity of the true Japanese.
Photo top right by Clngre, Public Domain at Wikipedia.
Slideshow 2009 s/s collection Copyright Yoshiyuki Corporation.
