Y-3

1943 - Born in Tokyo 1966 - Graduates from Keio University, Tokyo 1969 - Receives two leading fashion awards in Japan, the So-en Award and the Endo Award 1969 - Graduates from Bunkafukuso Gakuin, school of fashion, Tokyo

1977 - Presents first Y's collection in Tokyo 1981 - Presents first Yohji Yamamoto collection in Paris 1982 - Presents first Yohji Yamamoto collection in New York 1982 - Receives the 26th Fashion Editors Club (FEC) Award, Tokyo 1984 - Presents first menswear collection in Paris 1986 - Receives the 4th Mainichi Fashion Award, Tokyo 1989 - Wim Wenders' film portrait of Yohji Yamamoto Notebook on Cities and Clothes, presented at Centre Pompidou 1990 - Designs costumes for the Opera de Lyon production of Puccini's Madame Butterfly 1991 - Receives the 35th Fashion Editors Club (FEC) Award, Tokyo 1993 - Designs costumes for the Wagner Opera Tristan and Isolde in Bayreuth Festival, directed by Heine Muller 1994 - Receives the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres Nomination from the French Minister of Culture 1994 - Receives the 12th Mainichi Fashion Award, Tokyo 1994 - Designs costumes for the Kanagawa Art Festival Opera Susanoo 1995 - Presents first +Noir collection 1996 - Introduction of the first perfume: YOHJI 1997 - Receives the 40th Fashion Editors Club (FEC) Designer's Award, Tokyo 1997 - Receives the Night of Stars Award from Fashion Group, New York 1998 - Presents the second perfume: YOHJI ESSENTIAL 1998 - Receives the Arte e Moda award given by Pitti Immagine - Florence 1998 - Participates in the 25th Anniversary of Pina Bausch Company, Wuppertal 1999 – Presents the first men's perfume: YOHJI HOMME 1999 - Receives the 18th Annual Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), International Award, New York 1999 - Designs costumes for Ryuichi Sakamoto's opera Life 2000 - Designs costumes for Takeshi Kitano's film Brother 2002 - TALKING TO MYSELF by Yohji Yamamoto, Carla Sozzani editore printed by Steidl 2002 - Designs costumes for Takeshi Kitano's film Dolls 2002 – Presents Yohji Yamamoto S/S 2003 collection on the eve of the Haute Couture week in Paris 2002 – Appointed Creative Director of Y-3, Adidas Sport Style Division 2002 - Presents first Y's collection in Paris 2002 - Receives the Die schonten deutschen Buecher 2002 (The most beautiful books in the world 2002) Bronze medal, Leipiz Book Fair for TALKING TO MYSELF 2002 – MAY I HELP YOU exhibition premieres at La Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris 2003 – Presents men's collections, Yohji Yamamoto and Y's together in the same show in Paris 2003 – MAY I HELP YOU exhibition at Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo 2003 – Supervises costumes for Takeshi Kitano's film Zatoichi 2003 - Opening of the first Y's shop designed by Ron Arad in Tokyo 2004 –Received the japanese Medal of Order of Culture for Spring 2004 2005-opening of the 2 first worldwide yohji Yamamoto exhibition • “Correspondences” at the Modern Art Gallery of the Palazzo Pitti (Firenze,Italy) • “Juste des vêtements”, Yohji Yamamoto” at the Musée de la Mode et du Textile (Paris,France) 2005- Launch of A magazine curated by Yohji Yamamoto 2005- Receives from The French Republic president the rank of Officer in the National Order of Merit 2006- “Dream shop” at the MoMu Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp 2007 –Launch of Ys Mandarina, a "bags-to-wear", bags and travelling accessories line 2007 - Launch of Yohji Yamamoto Stormy Weather, a fine jewellery line in collaboration with Mikimoto 2007 – Opening of a store in Antwerp with Yohji Yamamoto, Stormy Weather, Y's, Y's Mandarina, and Limi Feu lines 2008 - February 2008 : Opening of Yohji Yamamoto second store in New York, 1 Gansvoort, New York, NY 10014 -Opening of a new Yohji Yamamoto store in Paris, 4 rue Cambon 75001 Paris