Limi Feu
Limi Feu (born in 1974 as Limi Yamamoto) is a Japanese fashion designer. She started her label in 2000 and showed her clothes at Tokyo Fashion Week between 2000 and 2007.[1] She made her Paris Fashion Week debut in October 2007 and was greeted with praise from fashion critics.[2][3]
Feu was educated at the Ecole D'Humanité, a Swiss International boarding school in the Bernese Alps.
Feu is the daughter of designer Yohji Yamamoto.[1][2] (She took a new name after stumbling upon the word "feu" in a French dictionary.[1])
Fashion writers have pointed to similarities between the aesthetics of Feu and her father: they both employ dark colors,[2] large volumes,[2][3] layering,[3] and asymmetry[3] in their designs. They have also noted, however, that her designs are streetwise and have a rock attitude, whereas her father's designs were typically romantic.[1][2][3] To celebrate Limi Feu's 10th Anniversary, Limi Yamamoto held a special showing in Tokyo that featured seven previously unseen looks: these designs paid homage to the old fashion guard, the father of modern-day couture, Christian Dior.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Holgate, Mark. "Youth of Japan." Vogue (October 2007), pp230-232.
- ^ a b c d e Limi Feu, Yojhi Yamamoto's daughter, has her first Paris show - International Herald Tribune
- ^ a b c d e Limi Feu Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Style.com: Runway Review Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://racked.com/archives/2010/11/12/limi-feus-10th-anniversary-with-an-homage-to-christian-dior.php#more