The Most Famous
FASHION DESIGNERS from Japan
This page contains a list of the greatest Japanese Fashion Designers. The pantheon dataset contains 51 Fashion Designers, 2 of which were born in Japan. This makes Japan the birth place of the 5th most number of Fashion Designers behind Italy, and United Kingdom.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Japanese Fashion Designers of all time. This list of famous Japanese Fashion Designers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Kenzō Takada (1939 - 2020)
With an HPI of 62.86, Kenzō Takada is the most famous Japanese Fashion Designer. His biography has been translated into 34 different languages on wikipedia.
Kenzō Takada (高田 賢三, Takada Kenzō, [takada kenꜜzoː]; 27 February 1939 – 4 October 2020) was a Japanese fashion designer living in France. He founded Kenzo, a worldwide clothing brand, that also markets skin care and perfumes, Takada was the honorary president of the Asian Couture Federation.
2. Yohji Yamamoto (b. 1943)
With an HPI of 62.10, Yohji Yamamoto is the 2nd most famous Japanese Fashion Designer. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Yohji Yamamoto (山本 耀司, Yamamoto Yōji, born 3 October 1943) is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, he is known for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics. Yamamoto has won notable awards for his contributions to fashion, including the Chevalier/Officier/Commandeur of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, the Ordre national du Mérite, the Royal Designer for Industry and the Master of Design award by Fashion Group International.
3. Kansai Yamamoto (1944 - 2020)
With an HPI of 48.41, Kansai Yamamoto is the 3rd most famous Japanese Fashion Designer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Kansai Yamamoto (山本 寛斎, Yamamoto Kansai, 8 February 1944 – 21 July 2020) was a Japanese fashion designer, most influential during the 1970s and 1980s.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Japanese fashion designers born between 1939 and 1944. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Japanese fashion designers include Yohji Yamamoto. The most famous deceased Japanese fashion designers include Kenzō Takada, and Kansai Yamamoto. As of April 2024, 1 new Japanese fashion designers have been added to Pantheon including Kansai Yamamoto.
