Yoshiki Hishinuma
Yoshiki Hishinuma | |
|---|---|
| 菱沼良樹 | |
| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Education | Bunka Fashion College |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
Yoshiki Hishinuma (born 1958) is a Japanese fashion designer.
Early life and career
Hishinuma was born in 1958 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and educated at Bunka Fashion College. His first interest in fashion came about in the third grade, when he collected scraps of felt from around his home to create a patchwork of Mickey Mouse.[1] Hishinuma dropped out of college after winning the Newcomer Prize at the 1983 Mainichi Design Awards, and subsequently worked as an assistant to Issey Miyake for six months afterward.[1][2] He began his own synonymous fashion label in 1992,[3] and received the Grand Prize at the 1996 Mainichi Awards.[2]
In 1999, Hishinuma became the first living designer to have an exhibition dedicated to them at the Fashion Gallery of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag.[1] In 2015, Hishinuma collaborated with photographer Yoshihito Sasaguchi and makeup artist Rika Matsui for a multi-media exhibition entitled MAYUPO: A Robot Dreams of Apple Trees, which was featured at the Salone del Mobile.[4] In 2022, one of Hishinuma's dresses was featured as a part of the Museum of FIT's Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties exhibit in New York, New York.[5]
Personal life
Hishinuma has a wife, Hisae.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Yoshiki hishinuma in the fashion gallery of the gemeentemuseum, the hague". filterstore.com.au. Filter Store. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ a b "毎日ファッション大賞40周年のさまざまな問題点を考える". fashionsnap.com (in Japanese). FashionSnap. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "YOSHIKI HISHINUMA". gaijinparis.com. Gaijin Paris. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "yoshiki hishinuma, yoshihito sasaguchi and rika matsui to present short film of "robot mayupo" at milano salone". fashionpost.jp (in Japanese). The Fashion Post. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ Roby, India. "'90S FASHION IS GETTING ITS OWN MUSEUM EXHIBIT IN NEW YORK". nylon.com. Nylon. Retrieved 12 November 2025.