A piece of fashion history - Issey Miyake “Flying Saucer” dress from Spring Summer 1994.
The Flying Saucer dress by Issey Miyake is one of our dearest pieces from our archive. It is a museum piece which was featured in ‘About Time: Fashion and Duration’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from 2020-2021.
Reminiscent of Japanese paper lanterns and the space age, the Flying Saucer dress inhabits Miyake’s use of the pleating technology he introduced in 1990.
We love this special piece for many reasons. The dress has a unique beauty and sense of innovation. Incredible how the dress can be folded into a flat piece for storage. Such an impressive work of art. #roskiyardvintage
Almost happening
Final Showroom Weekend & Archive Sale
Saturday 28 February
Sunday 01 March
12:00-17:00
Rare and unique vintage designer pieces and archival fashion.
The ROSKI YARD showroom is closing in its current form to make way for an exciting new chapter.
This isn’t just a sale, it’s a farewell to an era.
RSVP via link in bio!
Never-seen footage from the beginning of our showroom journey. A portrait of ROSKI YARD. The vision has always been the same, to document, preserve, and share archival fashion.
Big announcement!!
Join our final showroom weekend + Archive Sale
From us to you! 🤍
After many beautiful years, the ROSKI YARD showroom is closing in its current form to make way for an exciting new chapter.
This is not a goodbye to ROSKI YARD, only a goodbye to the showroom as you’ve known it.
We’re transitioning into a living fashion archive, continuing to share, offer curated access, and create new ways to experience archival fashion.
While the showroom chapter closes, our work continues in ways we can’t wait to share.
Before we turn the page, we’re inviting you to one final weekend at the showroom to experience it as you’ve known it.
Final Showroom Weekend & Archive Sale
Saturday, 28 February | 12:00 - 17:00
Sunday, 01 March | 12:00 - 17:00
A curated selection of rare and unique pieces will be available for sale that have been part of our journey.
This isn’t just a sale, it’s a farewell to an era that has meant so much to us.
We would love to welcome you.
RSVP via link in bio!
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We love the old Yohji Yamamoto labels; part of an exceptional archival collection we acquired from a collector. Nearly all of the pieces have found new homes. One special piece remains with us: a rare Yamamoto hat from 1987, now preserved in our archive.
An incredible piece of fashion history.
Azzedine Alaïa’s iconic pinned leggings, photographed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino in 1987.
An image that later became the poster for the Alaïa exhibition in Groningen in the 1997. We have collected several books from this exhibition, which marked a truly unique collaboration between Groningen Museum curator Mark Wilson and Azzedine Alaïa.
The exhibition eventually led to a follow-up presentation in Groningen in 2011. What makes this story especially moving is the long-standing friendship and deep mutual trust between Wilson and Alaïa, something that comes through so clearly when reading about the project. Considering that Groningen is not the most obvious city for an Alaïa exhibition, it speaks volumes about how Alaïa worked and how profoundly he valued friendship in his creative life. 🤍🤍
We treat garments as cultural artifacts rather than disposable commodities.
With this in mind, we travelled to Paris to give pieces from our archive renewed light and relevance.
From our archive: Swedish workwear trousers; Yang Li tank, 2014, a collection for dreamers; iconic Chanel suspenders, 1994; and a hat by Parisian milliner Marie Mercié, whose work helped define Parisian fashion in the 1980s.
Captured for ROSKI YARD ARCHIVE
Photography by @d.yard
An evening filled with inspiration and curiosity. What a special moment! 📝💌📖📚✨🍸
Our first Vintage Archival Talk is now a fact.
Hosted in collaboration with @velvetpagesmag shoutout to @mishakratina for being an amazing co-host.
Thank you to everyone who joined us. 🤍
To learn more about the evening - why we hosted it and what we shared with our guests; we’ve published a Substack article.
Link in bio.
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ROSKI YARD X VELVET PAGES
Join us for an exclusive Vintage Archival Talk: “Reading the Archive”.
With over 20 years of expertise in vintage archival fashion, Freya Roski @roskifb co-founder ROSKI YARD will guide you through selected archival garments in conversation with Misha Kratina @mishakratina co-founder Velvet Pages.
🍸 Drinks will be served, and following the talk, the showroom will be open to explore a curated selection of vintage pieces, available for browsing and purchase.
Thursday, 22 January 2026 18:00–20:30 (talk begins promptly at 18:30) 📍 ROSKI YARD Showroom, Amsterdam
This is an exclusive, intimate event, only a few spots available. DM us to RSVP! RSVP is first come, first served. A confirmation will follow once your spot is secured.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
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Four years ago, we opened our studio, introducing Amsterdam to some of the rarest designers, iconic fashion history pieces, and the stories and passion for fashion archives we’ve been collecting for the past 20 years; ever since our teenage years.
These pictures were among the first ever taken in our space. Over the years, we have been feeling incredibly blessed to share our love for fashion with everyone who steps into @roskiyard 🤍🤍🤍
📸 by @d.yard
