Y's Yohji Yamamoto Red Label SS08 Tokyo

[laika]

Yamamoto protege debuts stoic new line

By MARTIN WEBB

Special to The Japan Times

While his daughter Limi prepares to present her Limi
Feu line at the Paris collections for the first time in October, Yohji
Yamamoto has selected another protege to take her place on the Tokyo
runways.

Michiko Suzuki joined the Japanese fashion maestro's
firm as a pattern-cutter shortly after graduating from Bunka Fashion
College in 2000, and five years later was appointed as the designer of
a new brand called Y's Red Label.

Until last week, when she staged her first catwalk
show at the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery (right), Suzuki had remained
anonymous, but with this dark show combining military-inspired pieces
with bridal veils and train skirts, she has stepped into the limelight.

Asked to explain the theme of the show, titled "Just
Married," Suzuki said that because of the perpetual biannual cycle that
rules the fashion world, this debut symbolized a till-death-do-us-part
vow to the new brand.

[laika]

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Just a few images so far--credit for finding these and the article goes to runner.

[laika]

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[laika]

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this dress is fierce!

[Faust]

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Damn, that's quite a commitment on her part. I hope she doesn't perform hara-kiri if the brand folds [:O].... Just kidding! :-)

It's hard to say from the few pictures, but I also like the last dress.

[nqth]

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It's so cool that Yamamoto is promoting his staffs, after Miyake and Kawakubo.

[Buckwheat]

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Here are more...

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[Buckwheat]

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designer Michiko Suzuki

[matthewhk]

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i like it, still feels like Y's to me with a younger take on the Yohji silhouette. A refreshing change of pace after the disappointing past 2 seasons. Will she be in charge of menswear as well? Would like to see that presentation.

[Faust]

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Oh MY im impressed :D, this looks like a sampler to an array of cuts and masterful skill that she seems to have honed over the 5 years at yohji...definitely someone to watch..Something fresh, but its overall appeal is quintessentially yohji, so i must say she has worked extremely well within those parameters.

Very 'yohji/japanese school of thought' - obviously.. but what im trying to say is that while this is nothing groundbreaking as a whole new look, its the proportion play, cutting and choice of colour that gives this collection the 'freshness' that i mentioned earlier.

and she looks adorable in those baggy red pants :D

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Well said. This is wonderful.

[laika]

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[quote user="new_dawn_fades"]

Oh MY im impressed :D, this looks like a sampler to an array of cuts and masterful skill that she seems to have honed over the 5 years at yohji...definitely someone to watch..Something fresh, but its overall appeal is quintessentially yohji, so i must say she has worked extremely well within those parameters.

Very 'yohji/japanese school of thought' - obviously.. but what im trying to say is that while this is nothing groundbreaking as a whole new look, its the proportion play, cutting and choice of colour that gives this collection the 'freshness' that i mentioned earlier.

and she looks adorable in those baggy red pants :D

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This is exactly what I was thinking! [73] I really can't say enough about how incredibly impressed I am with this....every piece is so good!

I bought a jacket from this line not long ago (in a moment of joyful and unbridled insanity [:$]). After I tried it on, I found it impossible to let go. The fit and cut is absolutely impeccable...exactly what I would expect from Yohji. But it's younger, punkier, more "spicy" as runner has been saying. He has a beautiful description of the concept behind Red Label at tfs. [64] You can read it here, it's post #12. Faust, I hope you don't mind the linking, but he really explains it so well.

I'm actually finding this whole season very exciting....a few outstanding shows in New York and in Tokyo, and Paris promises to be better than ever. I can't wait for Limi!

[Faust]

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I don't mind - it's the tFS police you should watch out for [74].

So, I think this explains our love for the Y's line at IF - it had red labels! No wonder it looked different.

What is this jacket you bought?! Fess up!!!

[laika]

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[74]

oh god....ok....confession is good for the soul, i guess.

It's black, one-button, very slim cut but not tight. Instead of a lapel, it has a piece of attached fabric, which is cut in such a way that it looks like a lapel on one side, and a long scarf on the other. The fit is *superb*. In all fairness, I have been wanting a black jacket for a long time, and because of my size, it's difficult to find something with perfect proportions. [:$]

Anyway..yeah...I have completely lost my mind....good thing we are having lunch tomorrow. I need to step away from the Yohji. [^o)]