Fashion in Motion / Kansai Yamamoto highlights | V&A

The Kansai Yamamoto Fashion in Motion live catwalk event took place on 1 November 2013. Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto presented archive and specially made pieces spanning his four decade career. Yamamoto launched his first collection in London in 1971 to international acclaim. Harpers & Queen described it as 'The Show of the Year... a spectacular coup de theatre'. His name has since become synonymous with his avant-garde designs; sculptural tailoring which wraps and envelopes the body, a layered approach to dressing and use of bright colour and pattern. Recreations of Yamamoto's designs worn by David Bowie on the 1973 Aladdin Sane tour were presented together with custom made pieces for the Fashion in Motion show. Fashion in Motion is a series of live fashion events presented against the unique backdrop of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Featuring some of the greatest designers of our time, Fashion in Motion brings the excitement and spectacle of the high fashion catwalk to a wide audience.