Legendary Fashion Designer, Yumi Katsura Has Died at the Age of 94
Photo credit: Yumi Katsura
Yumi Katsura, legendary Japanese fashion designer who helped make Western bridal gowns popular in Japan, has died at the age of 94 on April 26, 2024.
Some of her accomplishments included studying haute couture in Paris at Les Ecoles de la Chambre Syndicale de La Couture Parisienne, holding the first bridal fashion show in Japan and designing a vestment for Pope John Paul II. Read more about her accomplishments here.
We look back at our Global Fashion Issue from September 2019 where we featured some of the incredible haute couture creations of Yumi Katsura in an editorial photographed in Paris. See the editorial starting on page 56 below.
Yumi Katsura will be missed for her vision and beautiful talent.
