Yohji Yamamoto

black hat, is the infamous Yohji Yamamoto, also known as the karasuzoku. Yamamoto’s birth might be the emerging of the Y’s labels. He was born in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo in 1943, to a seamstress mother - a war widow. He had no memories of his father. His father was one of the millions of men who was forced to fight during the World War II. In the 1989 documentary film, Notebook on Cities and Clothes, Yamamoto mentioned before that his father went against his will. They held a funeral for his father when he was in elementary in spite of none of his remains had been returned to them. It was…

destruction of the Pacific Fleet. With the United States Pacific Fleet destroyed the Imperial Japanese Navy would have naval supremacy in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, gaining space and time in which expand their conquest; threatening Australia, India and Hawaii. Operationally, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Combine Fleet possessed naval superiority over the United States Pacific Fleet; both numerically and in experience, having completed a triumphant six month conquest across the Indian and…

When two sides are in a conflict, tensions are going to be high. If the tensions are high, you need to tread lightly. If you act rashly and without care, you may start something that could turn into something far worse. As Isoroku Yamamoto said after the bombing of Pearl Harbor: “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” This simply means one small act could change everything drastically and for the worse. If you are having an argument with…

The Battle of Midway is often regarded as the “turning point in the Pacific” as well as the most decisive victory in the history of the United States Navy (USN). The United States had been planning for a war with Japan for years, but when the time came, Japan was second in priority to Germany. The Japanese leadership of Admiral Yamamoto, Commander of Japanese Combined Fleet, and Vice Admiral Nagumo, commanding officer of the carriers, wanted to take charge in the Pacific by putting all of their…

On the morning of December 7th, 1941, the world had experienced a catastrophic event that had changed the course of history. The Bombing of Pearl Harbor happened in the midst of December where it was presumably a calm and quiet morning when suddenly, Japanese planes soared over the island, reigning bombs among the American military. The plan coordinated by Commander Minoru Genda, Rear Admiral Takejiro Onishi and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto had consisted of delivering a surprise attack and dealing…

misunderstood, by people assuming Japan fought just like her counterparts in the west. Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway answers many questions about the battle primarily from the view point of the Japanese. In the spring of 1942 steaming off Japans sneak attack on America at Pearl Harbor; “which proved a spectacular success, at least superficially. Although it had left some notable loose ends in its wake—including the failure to sink any American aircraft carriers—it…

She is known for her deconstruction asymmetry. She never officially studied fashion design but her unique, out of the box style brought people’s attention. She with other designers changed the meaning of garments, making them seen not only as pieces to embrace the body, but to form the body, where clothes come before body… Rei Kawakubo established her label in 1969 and formally established her Comme des Garçons company in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo in 1973. She entered the world of international…

Anniversary. The rolled handle with twisted tie details is quite interesting way of Galliano to give the touch of Asian style. Moreover, the world class womenswear designer, Elie Saab was taken a part in admiring the authenticity of the Japanese style through her design in her Spring/Summer collection for Paris Fashion Week 2007, where all of her designs were in touch of the Japanese Kimono wide-cut sleeves and the obi sashes. These world class designers may have been faster to caught the…

gold medals has caught the media attention. Thus giving a good reputation to dassler shoes throughout the world. Following the success of Jesse he received a larger number of letters from all over the world were interested in Adidas shoes. The business went skyrocket. Sold about 200,000 pair of shoes each year before the event of world war two. Products As the name of sportswear Company they have been focusing on football kits. Supplying and sponsoring national teams including famous…