Yohji Yamamoto is living on his own terms

I know I could have ten times the Instagram followers (and sales) if I formulaically posted what streetwear kids want to see: expensive jewelry, hot girls, and Drake memes. But that’s not me, and I don’t want to sound like everyone else. Why would I want my voice lost in the crowd? I’d rather stand onstage with the microphone.

Now, social media allows anyone to dig into her wardrobe and explain an intimate self to a public. There is, accordingly, no dearth of women and girls making jump-cut videos of their outfits. If Rockmore’s years set her apart, it’s not because she looks good “for her age,” whatever that means; it is because, at 54, she is very much dressing for fun... See more