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Katsuya Kamo

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Katsuya Kamo (Japanese: かつや かも) was a milliner, hairstylist, and artist from Fukuoka, Japan.[1]

After training as a hairstylist, Kamo spent time in Paris assisting the Japanese stylist Tetsuya Tamura.[2] After spending two years in Paris, he returned to Tokyo in 1995. Around this time, he became acquainted with Jun Takahashi of Undercover and Junya Watanabe of Comme des Garçons.[3] In 1996, he began collaborating on hair and makeup design for the Undercover and Comme des Garçons runway shows.[4] He created headpieces for clients including Fendi, Chanel, Haider Ackermann, and Maison Martin Margiela for both runway shows and campaign images.[5] He began directing hair for Chanel Haute Couture shows in 2008.

Kamo died in March 2020 at the age of 54, and is survived by a daughter named Noi.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Borelli-Persson, Laird (March 9, 2020). "A Look Back at the Magical Creations of Katsuya Kamo". Vogue. p. 1. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. ^ de Clercq, Emma (February 28, 2018). "People: Meet the Japanese designer and artist Katsuya Kamo, who is renowned for crafting unique, off-kilter headpieces". Infringe. p. 1. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Hayashi, Kazumi Asamura (April 2014). "Katsuya Kamo". Purple. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Godoy, Tiffany (July 4, 2017). "Enter Japanese master Katsuya Kamo's world of fantasy headpieces". CNN Style. p. 1. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Roussou, Vasiliki (October 11, 2013). "Katsuya Kamo: "100 Headpieces" Exhibition @ Tokyo's Laforet Museum". Ozon. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  6. ^ Baker, Scarlett (March 2, 2020). "Favoured by Karl Lagerfeld and Junya Watanabe hair stylist Katsuya Kamo has passed away". The Love Magazine UK. Retrieved September 4, 2022.