She also references Kansai Yamamoto, an avant-garde Japanese designer who first came to prominence in the 1970s, as another powerful resource for Bowie.

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On display will be more than 60 stage-costumes including Ziggy Stardust bodysuits (1972) designed by Freddie Burretti, Kansai Yamamoto's flamboyant creations for the Aladdin Sane tour (1973) and the Union Jack coat designed by Bowie and Alexander McQueen for the Earthling album cover (1997).

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