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Yuima Nakazato
Born (1985-09-29) 29 September 1985 (age 38)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
EducationRoyal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp)
OccupationFashion designer
Websitehttps://www.yuimanakazato.com/

Yuima Nakazato (born 29 September 1985 in Tokyo) is a Japanese fashion designer and an eponymous fashion brand, who is the only the guest member of Haute Couture Week from Japan, as of 2023.

Early life and education

Yuima Nakazato was born in Tokyo under a family of a sculptor and a jewellery designer.

He began making clothes by self-taught from his high school days, and graduated in Fashion Design from the Antwerp Royal Academy in 2008, being the youngest Japanese ever to graduate from the esteemed course.

During this time, Nakazato was taught by numerous influential figures in fashion industry, namely Linda Loppa, Dries van Noten and Walter Van Beirendonck. His classmates include Glenn Martens.

In 2008, he received the Innovation Award from a designer Ann Demeulemeester for his graduation piece that introduced the idea of origami, in which a dress changes into a three-dimensional sculptural piece when opened out. Shoes that he designed when he was a student are preserved in perpetuity in the MoMu Fashion Museum Antwerp.[1]

Career

After becoming the only finalist in the history of ITS to be selected for two different competitions, each in two different editions, [2] Nakazato launched his Yuima Nakazato label in 2009. That year, he presented his first collection in Antwerp together with other graduates from Antwerp Academy including Demna Gvasalia.[3]

In 2010, Nakazato designed costume for Fergie performing for The Black Eyed Peas' world tour[4]. In April same year, commissioned by a stylist Nicola Formichetti, Nakazato dressed Lady Gaga on her appearance on Japanese music television programme.[5] In October, he presented his first runway collection at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo[6].

In 2011, Nakazato has collaborated with a British artist Matthew Stone to create The Body Beyond a limited edition art-book of new photographs, presenting the designer's vision and his 2012 S/S collection.[7]

In 2016, Nakazato was invited by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode to present his collection at the Haute Couture Week in Paris, making his brand the second official guest member from Japan, 12 years after the last show of Hanae Mori, who was the first Japanese official guest member. [8]

The brand since then continues to present couture collections biannually as part of Haute Couture Week in Paris as of 2023.[9]

In 2018, 21_21 Design Sight, a museum in Tokyo founded by Issey Miyake mounted Nakazato’s first exhibition ‘HARMONIZE’ devoted to reintroduce his couture works to Japanese audience and was visited by Issey Miyake.[10]

Since 2022, Nakazato began collaborating with choreographers and theatre directors to design costumes for Operas and Ballet productions in both US and Europe.

In 2022 Nakazato designed costume for a Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s artistic directorial debut at Geneva Grand Theatre,[11] immediately followed by his second collaboration with Cherkaoui for Hanjo, an opera produced by Bavarian State Opera in Munich.[12]

In 2023, Nakazato designed costume for Boston Ballet’s new production La Mer, created by a Dutch choreographer Nanine Linning [13]

Legacy

In 2018 KCI (Kyoto Costume Institution) acquired one of looks from his first couture collection ‘Unknown’ as the museum’s permanent collection.[14]

In 2020 MoMu praised ‘the Face to Face’ project, a charity project the brand presented as alternative to regular couture collection at Haute Couture Week during the pandemic, and purchased its custom made look as permanent collection.[15]

In 2022 Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg acquired one of bio-smocking looks from brand’s EVOKE couture collection as museums permanent collection.[16]

Philanthropy and sponsoring

Environmental sustainability

Nakazato allied with Ministry of the Environment of Japan in 2021 to introduce an ‘educational programme’, FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM about fashion design with social responsibility. The rationale behind such an educational project is to sensibilize the youth and make them aware of ‘environmental issues’ and the importance of designing with responsibility. The guest jury of the programme includes Sara Sozzani Maino, Nanine Linning, Tsuyoshi Tane, Kazuyo Sejima, Ai Tominaga and others.[17]

Exhibitions

2013: Wonderingmode and Dreams of Reason at Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu (CoCA) in Torun[18]

2018: HARMONIZE at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, Tokyo[19]

2018: Japon Japonismes. Objets inspirés, 1867-2018 at Le musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris[20]

2018: STATE OF FASHION 2018 SEARCHING FOR THE NEW LUXURY, Arnhem[21]

2019: Future and the Arts: AI, Robotics, Cities, Life - How Humanity Will Live Tomorrow at Mori Museum, Tokyo[22]

2019: THE GINZA YUIMA NAKAZATO Exhibition and Store at THE GINZA SPACE, Tokyo[23]

2020: Dress Code:Are You Playing Fashion? At The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto and Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo [24]

2020: Making Fashion Sense at HeK - House of Electronic Arts, Basel, Basel

2020: A BIOLOGICAL FUTURE FOR FASHION BY BIOFABRICATION, AS PART OF ‘OUR TIME ON EARTH’ at Barbican Centre, London [25]

2021: Fashion in Japan 1945-2020 at National Art Center Tokyo, Tokyo[26]

2022: Cloud Walkers at Leeum museum, Seoul[27]

2023: FASHION FICTIONS at Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver.

Awards

Publications

  • 『Matthew Stone: THE BODY BEYOND Yuima Nakazato Presents』（JUNSUKE YAMASAKI, 2011）[7]
  • 『YUIMA NAKAZATO Behind the Design』(Bookend, 2022）[32]
  1. ^ "Haute Couture for All | March 2017 | Highlighting Japan". www.gov-online.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  2. ^ ITS, Fondazione (2020-01-01). "Yuima Nakazato. Architect of the Future". ITS:. Retrieved 2023-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ Pernet, Diane (2009-03-06). "A visit to FFI Showroom". A Shaded View on Fashion. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  4. ^ "Haute Couture for All | March 2017 | Highlighting Japan". www.gov-online.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  5. ^ "Music Station". Gagapedia. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  6. ^ Author, No (2010-10-31). "JFW edges into Asia spotlight". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-08-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ a b "THE BODY BEYOND by Matthew Stone". twelvebooks. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  8. ^ "YUIMA NAKAZATO / YKK FASTENING PRODUCTS GROUP". YKK FASTENING PRODUCTS GROUP (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  9. ^ "YUIMA NAKAZATO | FHCM". www.fhcm.paris. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  10. ^ "118 中里唯馬（ファッションデザイナー）後編｜六本木未来会議 -デザインとアートと人をつなぐ街に-". 六本木未来会議 -デザインとアートと人をつなぐ街に- (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  11. ^ "Floating Worlds - Ballets by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet. Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève. From November 19 to 24 2022". Grand Théâtre de Genève. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  12. ^ "Hanjo". Operabase.
  13. ^ "Our Journey". Boston Ballet. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  14. ^ "「新収集作品紹介」". Fashion Talks The journal of The Kyoto Costume Institute. No.07. The Kyoto Costume Institute: p46. 2018. {{cite journal}}: |page= has extra text (help); |volume= has extra text (help)
  15. ^ "Collection presentation - Fashion from the MoMu Collection / MoMu - Fashion Museum Antwerp". MoMu Antwerp. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  16. ^ "Chief curator, Mode und Textil, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg". arthist.net. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  17. ^ "FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM". FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  18. ^ "Wonderingmode and Dreams of Reason - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  19. ^ "21_21 DESIGN SIGHT | YUIMA NAKAZATO Exhibition - HARMONIZE - | YUIMA NAKAZATO Exhibition - HARMONIZE -". www.2121designsight.jp. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  20. ^ "Japon Japonismes. Objets inspirés, 1867-2018". Les Arts Décoratifs - Site officiel. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  21. ^ "State of Fashion: searching for the new luxury 4". MaterialDistrict. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  22. ^ "Future and the Arts: AI, Robotics, Cities, Life - How Humanity Will Live Tomorrow". www.mori.art.museum. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  23. ^ GmbH, Trotec Laser. "Yuima Nakazato Exhibition & Store | Trotec Laser". Trotec Laser GmbH. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  24. ^ "HIGHLIGHTS". DRESS CODE - Are You Playing Fashion? | The Kyoto Costume Institute (KCI) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  25. ^ "Our Time on Earth | Barbican". www.barbican.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  26. ^ "Fashion in Japan 1945-2020 | Special Exhibitions | THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO". www.nact.jp. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  27. ^ "Cloud Walkers - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  28. ^ "ITS#SEVEN". ITS:. Retrieved 2023-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  29. ^ "ITS#EIGHT". ITS:. Retrieved 2023-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  30. ^ Author, No (2017-12-24). "Japanese fashion's great end to the year". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-08-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  31. ^ "「WIRED Audi INNOVATION AWARD 2018」世界を変え、「新たな未来」をもたらす20の革新：受賞者を迎え、授賞式・パーティーを開催". ZDNET Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  32. ^ "中里唯馬『YUIMA NAKAZATO Behind the Design』 – 青山ブックセンター本店". aoyamabc.jp. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
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