Yohji Yamamoto - Designer

[runner]

there is a kind of road movie titled "umihiko yamahiko maihiko". a dance road film around indonesia for 45 days.
he says the wonderful thing during the travel was "I had been doing lots of act like these there, but I had never been scolded, had never been stopped."


chacott-jp

 

[MulletProof]

^ amazing. I've been watching a lot of his videos, it's kind of relaxing.. he comes across as funny but a little intimidating in interviews.. like Yohji. Would be nice to have them exchange thoughts in some publication as they conceive the purpose and impact of what they do in a similar vein.. exploring human necessities and trying to be as close to its roots, as opposed to being isolated thinking what they're doing is an extraordinary craft... its essence couldn't be further from that.

 

[runner]

no object can exist without place. if that is a basic rule of our universe, if things are at the same time, indivisibly, things-in-the-world, that world may be no exception. there has to be some place like truly infinite openness engulfing the world. some immensity which the finite thing called the world is put in. that place is exactly what certain zen viewpoint would call nothingness. and that's when, in a way, it is possible to say that there is nature in our heart (or consciousness or unconsciousness), instead of the other way round.
his dance could be seen as an expression of this kind of awareness.
and yohji implies something similar when he says what he attempts to express ultimately is to express nothing.

 

[softgrey]

^^big concepts...

the other day - maybe it was yesterday...
time is very strange since nov 9 2017...

the other day-
i was looking through my face book and i got a start...
there was this lovely, friendly face smiling and saying--
"Hello!- Nice to meet you~"

it was YOHJI!!!
...

they posted it on Instagram and he was talking right to the camera...
i was so startled...
i watched it again and again...
i can actually imagine what it would be like to meet yohji now...

until now i had trid to imagine it but in my mind it was always a disaster cause he would be quiet and shy and i would not be able to speak because i would be starstruck...

but now i know exactly what to say...
"Hello! Nice to meet you~"

...

 

[runner]

another min tanaka related material if anyone is interested






boundbaw

 

[runner]

nagato iwasaki × yohji yamamoto
from Biennale di Firenze, New Persona / New Universe at Stazione Leopolda, september 1996 (as a networker among art, science, photography, design, fashion and music)


my scans

 

[runner]

some more installation views and iwasaki's own work


magnumphotos
nagato-iwasaki
gearsfactory

 

[MissMagAddict]

System Issue 14 2019



The Master

Photographer: Juergen Teller
Cast: Yohji Yamamoto, Rick Owens










image source | digital copy Benn98

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source | mydigitalcopy

 

[MulletProof]

^ such a fun interview.. he seems very much in touch with his spiritual side, but also full of gossip and hilarious stories (like his "very interesting" story about his pattern-maker.. w-h-a-t ). Got so into it when I read the 'Rei is making a show in a hotel here in Paris', I gasped and was like 'and I hope you dumped her?!'.. and he kind of did, good call, Yohji!

What's interesting about journalism (the point Rick makes towards the end) is that the interviewer leads a lot of the time.. I enjoy Yohji's more 'intellectual' side and you can tell Rick is pushing more for the bitchy and sassy tones he so admired from WWD and Yohji responds well to that too. You don't get the same quality but you still learn a few things when the subject is just so rich in stories and has had a long life.

 

[YohjiAddict]

I don't know if you've read "My Dear Bomb" but he's suggests in his biography that Rei called him an "insufferable egotist" and he simply says she is the last person to make that kind of accusation...He reveals that at the time the pattern lady (Keiko I think she's called) asked him to father her child, he was still somewhat of a player and had to abandon all his other lovers lol.

He has a great sense of humor. He also says that he hated dressing b*tches at his mother's dressmaking shop (that was located near brothels) and that's the reason he rejects obvious sexiness in clothes.

 

[Koibito]

Thank you MissMagAddict! Always delightful to read things about Yohji.

By the way i have some questions. How many brands he has besides his main line and what’s the differences/identity of each brand?

 

[MulletProof]

I don't know if you've read "My Dear Bomb" but he's suggests in his biography that Rei called him an "insufferable egotist" and he simply says she is the last person to make that kind of accusation...

I have not! it was hard to come by when it came out, limited edition or something. I looked for it everywhere (there's only one, not even excellent used copy left on Amazon.. for $848 lol). It didn't occur to me to simply get the PDF until now.

I don't know why I always assumed it had been an amicable breakup.. they both sound very similar. And they're both Libra so they probably are. I love Libras, often so brilliant professionally, and one hot mess in their personal lives.. ☕️

 

[YohjiAddict]

The Art of Yohji Yamamoto
July 11, 2017 debra scherer

Irene Silvagni tells the story of her move from French Vogue in the eighties to being creative director of Yohji Yamamoto through the nineties and beyond. Told in her own words, with incredible scenes from some of his most beautiful presentations. Directed and edited by then French Vogue editor and Culture Crush founder Debra Scherer.



Culture Crush

 

[YohjiAddict]

Yohji on Pina Bausch

Extract from "My Dear Bomb"

1998 collaboration in the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the pina bausch company, tanztheater wupperthal. one day a fax arrived. “come to wupperthal and do something for our 25th anniversary.” it was from pina bausch. i’d been deeply impressed by pina and so replied that i’d contribute, though i had no idea what i should do. then, before i knew it, the pamphlet for the occasion announced my participation. the theater was at full capacity for the evening. first, i had four or five dancers in a circle at the entrance to the opera house. they were all frozen in their poses, welcoming the audience. once a spectator entered the theater itself, they were met with another sight. in the first row in front of the large, curved stage i’d lined up dancers, tall and short, men and women, all in a random arrangement that left an uneven impression. i’d dressed them in costumes that didn’t fit them, and the zippers had been left unzipped. these dancers, too, remained frozen in their poses. that was the fashion show that i offered that evening. on the stage itself dancers who knew nothing of karate were attempting to learn the series of karate moves known as heian nidan. they were learning it on the spot, as a performance in its own right. and i’d made a request of pina. “i’ll design a garment for you, pina,” i said, “and i’d like you to dance in it, even if you do it simply as a favor to me.” pina would dance, her ribs moving elegantly, and the powerful men would confront her as she danced. the supple movements of pina’s body would easily absorb even the kicks and punches of the men who had been trained to kill their opponents with a single strike. pina had only to dance, alone and in the dark, with a disinterested look on her face, absorbed in her own movements. as things evolved the dancers on the stage began to master the karate movements, and the audience burst into applause. at one corner of the stage a large, comical man spokeinto a microphone, providing the dancers with an overblown explanation of the breathing techniques involved. “okay. now take a deep breathe and… attack . the performance offered none of the conventional cues on when to applaud, and at first the audience was confused about how they should react. in time, though, they began to enjoy themselves. for the finale i took the stage myself, performed the karate pattern heian nidan, and in the process toppled four of the powerful men. i then exited the stage. it had all been improvised. pina, i thoroughly enjoyed it.”

The second picture is from S/S 1990, a dance inspired collection he dedicated to Pina.




wildsidefashion & Twitter

 

[MulletProof]

^ I love that clashing of very different and very stubborn worlds, he centered fashion in his expectations for what he would see and saw probably the most orthodox way of understanding the right to movement in dance.. to say fashion comes secondary is an understatement without imagining a gigantic gap.

Yohji and Pina is one of the most beautiful pairings that ever happened in fashion. It will take who knows how long to witness something like this again because there's nobody like Yohji in fashion and there's certainly, absolutely nobody like Pina in dance, just as talented and highly creative yes, but usually devoid of that sensibility and curiosity that made her comprehend, explore and dive so deeply into other fields and far away from their surface (no pop star collaboration or trendy fashion designer just to elevate their profile and profit).. dance's insular nature and pride in having no knowledge of anything else keeps tradition alive while simultaneously driving it gradually to its own demise.

also guess who's never seen tanztheater wuppertal but had tickets to FINALLY attend a performance this spring and got a refund instead.. ☃️

 

[runner]

Dialogue
Sarah Moon, Yohji Yamamoto

delpire & co

Publication date : 2025/02/27
Text in English
Dimensions 32 x 24 cm, 84 pages




delpireandco

 

[susseinmcswanny]

I need that. Why is it 150 euros whatever

 

[MulletProof]

^ I need it too! where can I get it? who ships to this wasteland?

Also, Sarah is doing a book signing event in Paris on March 6. If I was there.. I’d be 🦅..

 

[runner]

at yohji yamamoto paris cambon


suzymenkes

 

[runner]

tonight (right now) and early tomorrow morning
if you are somewhere in japan in this night

https://www.nhk.jp/p/kokusaihoudou/ts/8M689W8RVX/episode/te/X6523KKGK5/