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The man who dressed David Bowie: Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto dies aged 76
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Kansai Yamamoto, fashion designer, dies age 76
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FILE: Kansai Yamamoto, a Japanese fashion designer, speaks during an interview conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun in Tokyo on March 3, 2018. Yamamoto died on July 21, 2020, after suffering acute myeloid
Fashion Obituary: In the Fashion Kaleidoscope with Kansai Yamamoto (1944 - 2020) - Irenebrination: Notes on Architecture, Art, Fashion, Fashion Law, Science & Technology
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Japanese Designer Kansai Yamamoto Has Died at 76
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Japanese Designer Kansai Yamamoto Has Died at 76
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Fashion Trailblazer Kansai Yamamoto Dead at 76 – WWD
Fashion Obituary: In the Fashion Kaleidoscope with Kansai Yamamoto (1944 - 2020) - Irenebrination: Notes on Architecture, Art, Fashion, Fashion Law, Science & Technology
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➤ Farewell Kansai the fashion genius who breathed the same colours as Bowie