Why Don’t You…Get Really Avant-Garde on the Red Carpet?
Yohji Yamamoto is living on his own terms
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Yohji Yamamoto: Guru of the Fashion World, 1986 | Fashion Scans | ARCHIVE.pdf
beta.archivepdf.netYohji-san has developed a definition of what’s beautiful that’s his and his alone — that your clothes protect you, sure, but in doing so, they hint at the soul within and insist on your humanness.
Yohji Yamamoto is living on his own terms
I’m into ideas over trends, and twists and turns that feel individual and practical. I like things that feel a little trashy or tacky, and I’m embracing a new phase of my style that nods to that. I want to get dressed to feel (here it is again) horny, rich, and lazy. Not brat, not mob, not quiet.
Laurel Pantin • Only Boring People Get Bored
Yohji Yamamoto stands for humor, finesse and a wild pursuit of originality. His definition of beauty is like no one else’s — he seeks imperfection and obsessively tailors and cuts to hide the human body.