Yohji Yamamoto S/S 2000 Paris

[gius]

the only photo I have..
from metmuseum.org

Executed in a cotton muslin, this wedding dress is emblematic of Yamamoto's deconstructive eye; the typical patterning fabric evokes the silhouette of a work-in-progress, and the designer's large basting seam stitches complete this transitional, unfinished aesthetic. Yamamoto poetically fuses brash, hasty underpinnings with couture detail to produce a garment that is at once modern and traditionally elegant. Both dramatic and absurd, the dress connotes the formality of the runway but the comfort of the boudoir.

 

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s/s 2000 is up on style.com

the direct link is http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2000RTW-YJIYMOTO

i haven´t found that particulary dress on the photo by now.

 

[gius]

wow thanks! -i've checked it before and when you click collections, you get no pictures. i just checked the slideshow link now ,clicking next and the whole collection appears

 

[gius]

this is a HUGE collection.. 46!
all from style.com

 

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last..

 

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style.com Review of the collection
by Armand Limnander

PARIS, October 3, 1999

Deconstructing (and then reconfiguring) traditional clothing and silhouettes has always been an essential component of Yamamoto's work, and this season he addressed the issue head-on. A simple white dress opened his show; a virtually identical one, adorned only by a black ruffle on the front followed it; next, it developed a sleeve and side section. Eventually, of course, the outfit was completed with two sleeves and shoulders, though Yamamoto never quite got around to the back. The effect was stunning, as were the beige full skirts with elaborate pleats and voluminous ruffles, feather umbrellas, trench coats and preciously embroidered tops in the lightest possible shades of orange, purple and green. It takes a master of nuance to pull off such a delicate collection—and Yamamoto did it faultlessly.