Y-3, the collaboration between renowned Japanese fashion design Yohji Yamamoto and the authentic sports brand adidas, has revolutionized the industry, and created a new category within fashion. Adidas represents sports, YohjiYamamoto represents design, both symbolize true craftsmanship, and together they have developed the future in sportswear. Y-3’s collection of men’s and women’s apparel, footwear and accessories continues to evolve, always evoking the perfect blend of adidas’ expertise and innovation in sport functionality and Yohji Yamamoto’s signature sense of style.

Spring Summer 2019

The Y-3 Spring/Summer 2019 collection defines new standards in volume, shape, and proportion—driven by Yohji Yamamoto’s obsession with “air between the body” and fueled by adidas’ revolutions in engineering and fabrication.

This season, the German athletics pioneer and the esteemed Japanese designer push the limits of innovation, technology, and functionality to deliver lighter-than-lightweight apparel and footwear inspired by parachuting and sailing, as expressed through Yamamoto’s signature billowing volumes and controlled proportions. The collection combines the seemingly polar worlds of sport performance and high-fashion tailoring to offer reversible, packable pieces designed for maximum utility.

The Spring/Summer 2019 campaign captures some of the season’s most directional pieces, with their bold silhouettes and thoughtful material-mix combinations, against the soaring industrial backdrop of a Los Angeles shipyard. Photographed by Angelo Pennetta and styled by Haley Wollens, the imagery is rendered in a casual, offhand aesthetic that contrasts with the fluidity of the clothing. The sun-bleached primary colors of rusted equipment bring focus to the campaign’s black-and-white apparel and footwear. Presented editorial-style, each photograph distills the essence of the season on its own.