Last Sunday I went to V&A for the meeting with Japanese designer, Yohji Yamamoto. He was interviewing by Frances Corner, Head of London College of Fashion.
I was making some notes and here's few quotes from yohji:
* Fashion is about the time. I want to be timeless.
* I didn't mean Japan. The time when I noticed I was Japanese was when I came to Paris. They called me Japanese.
* Chanel did everything. I'm useless.
* When I work with colour, I need to find colour stronger than black.
* I hate fashion. I like women.
* Cloth is a house for a body.
* People wearing baggy clothes are sexy, because I'm imaging what's under. So please, hide!
* When I was 7, there was a lot of prostitutes in the place where I was born, they scared me. (That's why he never does high heels on the catwalk)
* In this world people's taste became really crap.
Nothing to add. Yamamoto forever!
(Actually, I'm working on Yohji's fashion show organised by V&A. It will take place on 1st July, so if you're in London make sure you'll come. Admission free. More info HERE)
(Actually, I'm working on Yohji's fashion show organised by V&A. It will take place on 1st July, so if you're in London make sure you'll come. Admission free. More info HERE)
Fashion in Motion: Yohji Yamamoto
Friday 1 July 201113.00, 15.00, 17.00 & 20.00
Friday 1 July 2011
13.00, 15.00, 17.00 & 20.00
Fashion in Motion is a series of live catwalk events presented against the unique backdrop of the V&A. Featuring some of the greatest designers of our time, Fashion in Motion brings the excitement and spectacle of the high fashion catwalk to a wide audience.
On 1 July 2011 don’t miss Fashion in Motion: Yohji Yamamoto, a series of free catwalk shows featuring both menswear and womenswear pieces from the archive of Yohji Yamamoto. Celebrating the designer’s major retrospective, currently on display at the V&A, the show will be modelled by real-life London couples. The concept echoes the designer’s Spring/Summer 1999 menswear show, which was modelled by real couples from the streets of Paris.
Born in Tokyo, Yohji Yamamoto set up his own companyY’s Incorporated in 1972. His work has been fêted for challenging the conventions of fashion, the playful pieces feature asymmetric cuts and unusual silhouettes. His collections are also recognised for subverting gender stereotypes and have featured women wearing garments traditionally associated with menswear. Yamamoto's fabrics are central to his design practice and his textiles are created to specification often employing traditional Japanese dyeing and embroidery techniques.
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| photos from the last row :) by: gosha |
