Fashion

Remembering Katsuya Kamo

Several days ago we learned of the passing of the milliner and hairdresser Katsuya Kamo. He was one of the most creative and sought after collaborators, working with Undercover, Junya Watanabe, Anrealage in Japan, and Europeans like Haider Ackermann, Chanel, and Fendi. His incredible headpieces were especially indispensable to the image-making at Undercover, whose designer Jun Takahashi counted Kamo as a friend.

Below we have compiled a selection of Kamo’s headpieces. We invite you to also view this exhibit on Google’s Art and Culture portal. And if you can get your hands on the rare catalogue Katsuya Kamo 100Pieces, which accompanied the eponymous 2013 exhibit in Tokyo, you will be rewarded.

Katsuya Kamo for Anrealage SS19 | Photo by Alice Berg for StyleZeitgeist
Katsuya Kamo for 7000 Magazine
Katsuya Kamo for Undercover FW06 | Japan Fashion and Lifestyle Foundation
Katsuya Kamo for Chanel SS09 Haute Couture | Japan Fashion and Lifestyle Foundation
Katsuya Kamo for Junya Watanabe FW08 | 100 Headpieces
Katsuya Kamo for Vogue Hommes Japan | 100 Headpieces
Katsuya Kamo for 7000 Magazine | 100 Headpieces
Katsuya Kamo for Some/Things | 100 Headpieces
Katsuya Kamo for Undercover FW16 | Photo by Julien Boudet for StyleZeitgeist
Katsuya Kamo and Junya Watanabe for Marie Claire | Photo by Yasutomo Ebisu

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