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A design by Kansai Yamamoto at the 2013 exhibition, David Bowie Is. Courtesy V&A

A look designed by Kansai Yamamoto for the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2018 Show in Kyoto, Japan. Courtesy Louis Vuitton

Designer Kansai Yamamoto with singer David Bowie at a costume fitting session in 1973 in Tokyo, Japan. Getty Images

Kansai Yamamoto with a suit he created for David Bowie. Courtesy Kansai Yamamoto

David Bowie embracing Kansai Yamamoto in the 1970s. Courtesy Kansai Yamamoto

A design by Kansai Yamamoto, showing the Japanese notion of basara. Courtesy Kansai Yamamoto

A cloak by Kansai Yamamoto. Courtesy Kansai Yamamoto

A look from the 2018 Cruise collection by Louis Vuitton, held in Kyoto, Japan. Courtesy Louis Vuitton

David Bowie on stage wearing a design by Kansai Yamamoto. Courtesy Kansai Yamamoto

A design by Kansai Yamamoto at the 2013 exhibition, David Bowie Is. Courtesy V&A

A look designed by Kansai Yamamoto for the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2018 Show in Kyoto, Japan. Courtesy Louis Vuitton

Designer Kansai Yamamoto with singer David Bowie at a costume fitting session in 1973 in Tokyo, Japan. Getty Images

Kansai Yamamoto with a suit he created for David Bowie. Courtesy Kansai Yamamoto

David Bowie embracing Kansai Yamamoto in the 1970s. Courtesy Kansai Yamamoto

A design by Kansai Yamamoto, showing the Japanese notion of basara. Courtesy Kansai Yamamoto

A cloak by Kansai Yamamoto. Courtesy Kansai Yamamoto

A look from the 2018 Cruise collection by Louis Vuitton, held in Kyoto, Japan. Courtesy Louis Vuitton

David Bowie on stage wearing a design by Kansai Yamamoto. Courtesy Kansai Yamamoto

A design by Kansai Yamamoto at the 2013 exhibition, David Bowie Is. Courtesy V&A

The man who dressed David Bowie: Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto dies aged 76

The influential designer was behind some of the British musician's most recognisable on-stage looks

July 29, 2020

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