Kansai Yamamoto

Kansai Yamamoto was born in Yokohama in 1944 and was the first Japanese designer to show in London, in 1971. He designed the stage costumes for David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane tours and became known in the 1980s for bold colours, kabuki and Japanese folk references, oversized shapes and embellished sportswear. He died in 2020.

The AKAIBU archive holds Kansai Yamamoto pieces from the 1980s, including a tiger embellished cord bomber jacket, patched workwear shirts and modular multicolour knit cardigans.

Kansai Yamamoto garments carry the Kansai label of the period, often with the Kansai Yamamoto Tokyo or Kansai International mark. We check these details on every piece before listing.

Every piece in this collection is examined and authenticated in house in Vienna before it is listed. We ship worldwide with tracked delivery, and our showroom in Vienna can be visited by appointment. If you own Kansai Yamamoto pieces you would like to sell, see Consign with AKAIBU. If you are looking for a specific piece that is not listed, our Sourcing service can search for it.