Yohji Yamamoto is living on his own terms

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.

Yohji-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.

“I didn’t know what kind of person, what kind of adult I’m going to be. I really don’t know. I really hated to become an adult. So in my heart, I’m still a child.” Yohji-san smiles.

He’s a flirt. Mischievous and sophisticated but funny. A naughty dude. Refining and elevating his language year after year, questions of trends and relevance are beneath him. His spirit and creations celebrate ambiguity, contemplation and a passion for what seems niche or anti-establishment. And what is establishment in today’s world is what’s obvi... See more