Hishinuma

Yoshiki (1958). Japanese designer. After being Miyake’s assistant, he made his debut in 1984 with a line of his own. Eight years later, he faced the judgment of the critics that follow Paris’ exhibitions. They signaled him for his architectonic touch at the service of a very futuristic fashion, characterized by corsets with a metal structure.
He received the Mainichi award for fashion for his capacity to use the most innovative technology in the reinterpretation of the Japanese tailoring tradition.
Holland celebrated Hishinuma’s talent with an exhibition at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. The event was a panoramic look at ten years of designing.
The designer’s new Collection stirred a general consent, with his fringed hems and cut-through wool dresses. Vogue‘s co-editor Isabella Blow adopted enthusiast tones in her comment to the show: “The best is still to come for Hishinuma”.
He designed the costumes for the ballet Arcimboldo 2000 by the Dutch Dance Theater.
Publication of the book 100 Flowers, 100 Butterflies, in which the designer and one of the most important Japanese photographers, Nobuyoshi Araki, pay a tribute to the energy of Tokyo’s women.
The World Company Ltd announced that it was to take care of Hishinuma’s Collections from the autumn onwards.