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Di-Uai

Diego Yamashiro: (1984), Young National Artist, better known in the international market as "Di Uai", born in Ica-Perú, with studies in Business Administration at the University of Lima, and artistic training in schools such as IED (European Institute of Design) in Spain and FIT (Fashion Institute Technology) in New York.

Diego Yamashiro was an intern in 2009 in Fashion Design at the IED in Spain, being part of the work team of the president of the Chamber of Designers of Spain, Modesto Lomba for his Haute Couture brand, Devota y Lomba. In 2011, in an internship in the city of Lima, he made the exhibition Fotográfica Eyes by Diego Yamashiro where he gave to show the European inspirational part of a fashion designer through Photography.

He had the opportunity to work internationally with the Californian brand "M the MoveMent" directed by the famous American designer Michael Luis Simplicio de Asis Herrera called as "M".

During his last stage as a fashion designer, he was part of the working team in New York of the Fashion Director of FORBES Magazine, Mr. Joseph De Acetis, jointly developing the international brand POTRO, with which he has been opening international doors.
 
He is currently working as a producer and designer of textile products for American and European markets, as well as placing his own designs with Peruvian production in international catwalks such as Madrid Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Los Angeles Fashion Week; as well as in training internships abroad, he has been part of teams working in fashion photo shoots in the city of Los Angeles, New York and Madrid.

Over time Diego Yamashiro has had the opportunity to dress with his designs with Peruvian cotton and Made In Peru productions to famous singers and / or famous actors in the United States, either in first class stages such as Madison Square Garden, as well as the American singer Bobby Brown (husband of Whitney Houston), rapper Lazy Bone (from BONE THUGS N HARMONY - duo of legendary rapper TUPAC), actor London Brown (from the HBO TV series Ballers with lead actor The Rock Dwayne Johnson), singer Jeff Timmons (American musical group - 98 Degree), actor Alberto Rosende (from Shadow Hunters - TV Series), rapper Curtis Young (son of Dr. Dre), the American actor IAN Ziering (from Beverly Hills - TV Series), the Thai rapper Khan Thaitay (from ThaiTanium of Bangkok), the American singer Ralph Tresvant (member of the American group NEW EDiTiOn), the rapper "Shigga Shay" main artistic image of the country Singapore, the American singer Vanessa Curry (member of the Musical Group The PussyCat Dolls) the American singer EL Debarge (member of Debarge Music Group), among others

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