Renowned Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto dead at 76

RIP Kansai Yamamoto.

I met him years ago in a Japanese restaurant in Florence (as one does).

He left us with a hearty 'Gokigenyo!'

I'll savour that again.

A girlfriend gave me an orange tie with the Kansai Yamamoto brand in 1988. I basically wore it out, as it used to draw compliments. I just searched my wardrobe but it's no longer there.

My deepest condolences.

Years sgo I bought a Yamamoto set of Japanese cups, they were really beautiful, chic and everything, hot or cold tasted delicious. There's something to be said for buying beautiful things. RIP

Those few paragraphs about his childhood... what a sad image of a lonely child sitting in a darkening world he paints with just a few words.

A sad loss for his family, and I wish them well. Fly straight, Mr Yamamoto.