Yohji Yamamoto

Yohji Yamamoto POUR HOMME is the main menswear line designed by Yohji Yamamoto and has been presented at the Paris collections since 1984. It organizes the men's wardrobe around deconstructed tailoring and generous volume, with its expressive scope and target audience clearly distinct from those of the womenswear. Within the group, it is positioned as the core menswear line, while other derivative lines complement it in areas such as everyday wear and accessories.

Yohji Yamamoto +NOIR is a derivative line themed around “black” that translates Yamamoto’s worldview into everyday wear, with casual clothing designed with attention to volume and balance at its core. The official collection archive is confirmed to include entries through A/W 2020-21, and products in the +NOIR category are also available through the official e-commerce site. Within the group, it is positioned as a bridge between the main line and the everyday-wear segment.

LIMI feu is a brand by Limi Yamamoto, operated as a separate brand within the Yohji Yamamoto group. With a background at the Y’s atelier, it continues to present collections characterized by linear compositions and distinctive expressions of volume. Within the group, it is positioned as an independent brand linking both the parent brand and the individual designer.

Y’s Red Label is a sub-line associated with Y’s, and has offered items with a stronger emphasis on tailoring and material selection within Y’s women’s collections. Its commercial presence has been differentiated from that of Y’s itself, and in recent years it has often been seen circulating in the vintage and archive markets. Within the group, it is treated as a mid-to-upper-tier sub-line in the Y’s family.

GOTHIC Yohji Yamamoto is a derivative line of accessories and apparel centered on Gothic ornamentation and symbolic motifs, offering primarily silver accessories and T-shirts featuring motifs, among other items. It carries forward design elements originating from the Paris atelier and differentiates itself from the parent brand’s clothing expression by focusing on materials and motifs. Within the group, it plays a complementary role as a motif-driven product line.

discord Yohji Yamamoto is an accessory-focused derivative line launched in 2014, centered on bags and small accessories. It translates into accessories the forms of tucks and deconstruction derived from Yamamoto’s approach to garment construction, as well as ideas of asymmetry and incompletion, and is distinguished from the main apparel line by product category and function. Within the group, it serves the luxury-oriented accessories segment and is operated primarily through limited-edition releases and pop-up presentations.

B Yohji Yamamoto is a daily-wear-oriented derivative line that gives “B” meanings including Black and Big Silhouette, and focuses on proposing simple, unisex, sporty everyday clothing. The official collection archive shows listings through A/W 2020-21, while the official online store continues to carry products in the B category. Within the group, it serves to translate the main expression into everyday wear.

Yohji Yamamoto MAISON is a derivative line offering lifestyle goods and home products, with a focus on towel products such as “YOHJI YAMAMOTO TOWEL.” It uses material design and manufacturing processes that differ from those of the apparel collections, including the production of organic cotton pile fabric in collaboration with Imabari-based IKEUCHI ORGANIC. Within the group, it is responsible for the home and gift domain, complementarily providing products connected to everyday life.

Yohji Yamamoto by RIEFE is a jewelry-focused derivative line, officially announced in its 2021 collection with Rie Harui (RIEFE) as creative director. It focuses on minimalist forms centered on black, as well as materials and techniques specific to jewelry, and is operated with product categories and production processes distinct from the apparel collections. Within the group, it is positioned as an independent sub-brand responsible for the jewelry field.

L’odeur Yohji Yamamoto is a fragrance and lifestyle collection announced in 2022, with a lineup that includes eau de cologne, linen spray, diffusers, and soap. It is operated with a focus on the fragrance category, in a category distinct from the parent brand, which centers on clothing. Within the group, it is positioned as a derivative line responsible for fragrance and home fragrance.