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The mainline from the same designer, broader and pricier
What changes: Runway-level pricing and more conceptual, seasonally extreme pieces
Brand profile
Y's
Yohji Yamamoto's original 1972 Tokyo label, applying menswear tailoring, oversized volume and predominantly black fabrics to womenswear.
TokyoOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Avant-gardeStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about Y's
Yohji Yamamoto's original label
Launched in Tokyo in 1972, Y's is the first line Yohji Yamamoto founded and remains the core women's collection of Yohji Yamamoto Inc.
Menswear tailoring cut for women
The house signature is menswear construction applied to womenswear: oversized coats, wide trousers, asymmetric layered skirts and draped shirting.
Black, and heavy fabrics
Most pieces sit in black, using washed cottons, wool gabardine and jersey rather than seasonal colour or print.
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Brand facts
Y's is the first label founded by Yohji Yamamoto, launched in Tokyo in 1972 and still the core women's line of Yohji Yamamoto Inc. It applies menswear tailoring to womenswear: oversized coats, wide trousers, asymmetric layered skirts and draped shirting, mostly in black with washed cottons, wool gabardine and jersey. The house marked the label's 50th anniversary in 2022 with the archive-referencing "Y's 1972" collection, and continues sub-lines including Y's for Men and the graphic-driven Y's Bang On!, sold through Tokyo flagships and global wholesale.
- Founded
- 1972
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Made in
- Japan, France
- Price
- $$$$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Avant-garde, Minimalist / Contemporary, Punk / Grunge / Goth