Wedding designer Yumi Katsura, who revolutionized the industry, has died

Yumi Katsura, THE First of all bridal designate has create Westernized marriage dresses In Japan, deceased April 26 In her House country.

Katsura, 94, deceased has her House In Tokyo of natural causes, while functioning, according to has Paulette Cleghorn, creative director of Yumi Katsura New York.

Katsura, of which given name was Yumi Yuki, revolutionized THE bridal sector during her six decades of functioning In he. A omnipresence In THE bridal industry, THE practical designate continued has be THE confront of her namesake business as recently as March, When She present her most recent collection of 70 marriage dresses In Tokyo. More that Nothing, She "obtained A high Since TO DO A fashion to show. She felt that was part of her assignment And What She was here has TO DO. He was not as A job For her. She saw he as who passed on THE Japanese culture has people all around THE world. That was her assignment In life," Cleghorn said.

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With her huge round glasses, knotted beads, bright sets And coordination head wraps, THE designate favorite look could easily pass as THE perennial marriage guest. "I to have has been with Yumi Since THE early Morning until GOOD After midnight, And She was always impeccably cap. I In fact request her A day if She slept In her clothes. Her turban always assorted her blouse, Or jacket And scarf. Her nails were always do," Cleghorn said.

During A incomparable career, her distinctions extended beyond THE bridal industry, having once has been recognized by THE Guinness Book of World Records For create THE marriage dress with THE most beads — 13,262 authentic Akoya cultivated those — And on another occasion having dressed Pope John Paul II For Easter mass In clothes that She had designed.

In adhesion with her wishes, A Memorial to show And commemoration event will be detained In place of A funeral.

Born In Tokyo, Katsura diploma Since Kyoritsu Women's University And won A degree Since THE department of clothes science studies. She SO moved has Paris, Or She registered In THE Schools of there Bedroom Union of There Sewing Parisian has learn high sewing techniques.

Yumi Katsura Bridal Spring 2022 Courtesy of Yumi Katsura

After further development her SKILLS, Katsura open her namesake business And became THE First of all specific to the bride designate In Japan. THE following year She open THE country First of all bridal living room And present THE First of all bridal fashion to show Never detained In Japan.

Innovative as She was, THE designate incorporated traditional Ja...