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 exhibitions : “Correspondences” at the Modern Art Gallery of the Palazzo Pitti (Firenze,Italy) and “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.
February 2008 : Opening of Yohji Yamamoto second store in New York, 1 Gansvoort, New York, NY 10014 and Opening of a new Yohji Yamamoto store in Paris, 4 rue Cambon 75001 Paris