Autumn Winter 2018 Yohji Yamamoto x Shitaro Ishinomori ‘Black Ghost’ Cyborg 009 Sweater

(FOR SALE) An Autumn Winter 2018 Yohji Yamamoto x Shitaro Ishinomori ‘Black Ghost’ Cyborg 009 Sweater.

Yohji Yamamoto’s interest in fashion peaked at an early age, exposed to the creation of garments through his mother’s work as a dressmaker. Yamamoto attended Keio University in 1966, not for fashion but instead to pursue a career in law. Shortly after his graduation, Yamamoto realized his heart was far more invested in fashion than pursuing a traditional career. Yohji Yamamoto asked to apprentice alongside his mother at the dressmaking shop, learning to sew from assistants and later joining Bunka Fashion College, one of the most esteemed programs for fashion in Japan. Maintaining relevancy and building his eponymous label for over fifty years, Yohji Yamamoto pioneered an avant-garde anti-fashion aesthetic, draping his signature noir looks with incredible detail to cut. To this day, Yamamoto remains one of the best active designers from generations past, continuing to perfect his craft.

Made in collaboration with Japanese manga artist Shitaro Ishinomori, the sweater references his iconic series ‘Cyborg 009’, an adventure, science-fiction series that covers the journey of nine super powered cyborg soldiers, set to combat the Black Ghost terrorist organization that originally created them. This sweater depicts villain ‘Skull Man’, complete with a winterized intarsia pattern on each sleeve, which was never included on the publicly released models. This particular sweater was  comes in a rare size 3 and is in pristine overall condition. Here is the opportunity to purchase a massive sample grail from Yohji Yamamoto’s Autumn Winter 2018 collection.

Measurements:

Size: Large

Length: 29 inches

Pit to pit: 21 inches

Shoulder to shoulder: 18 inches

Sleeve length: 27 inches