7 Quotes & Sayings By Yohji Yamamoto

Yohji Yamamoto is a Japanese designer whose work has spanned the last 60 years. He is best known for his avant-garde designs, which have led him to be regarded by some as the “Godfather of Japanese Fashion.” His designs have been worn by celebrities, sports stars, and royalty. Yohji Yamamoto founded Yohji Yamamoto Couture in 1978 to be a bridge between Japan's traditional craftsmanship and Western fashion. The brand has since grown into a major fashion house that has branched out into clothing, accessories, eyewear, fragrance, home goods, footwear, hospitality services, make-up and hair styling products under the Yohji Yamamoto brand name.

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I exist here, now. I'm not much interested in the future. Or, more precisely put, I do not believe in the future. To exaggerate a little, I have no faith that I will still exist tomorrow or the day after. What is more, I absolutely detest retrospection. That dislike is balances only by my desire to make my way back home as quickly as possible. Yohji Yamamoto
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For me, a woman who is absorbed in her work, who does not care about gaining one’s favour, strong yet subtle at the same time, is essentially more seductive. The more she hides and abandons her femininity, the more it emerges from the very heart of her existence. Yohji Yamamoto
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I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion. Yohji Yamamoto
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Black is modest and arrogant at the same time. Black is lazy and easy - but mysterious. But above all black says this: "I don’t bother you - don’t bother me". Yohji Yamamoto
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Fashion sighs after trends. I want timeless elegance. Fashion has no time. I do. I say: Hello Lady, how can I help you? Fashion has no time to even ask such a question, because it is constantly concerned with finding out: What will come next? It is more about helping women to suffer less, to attain more freedom and independence. Yohji Yamamoto
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My role in all of this is very simple. I make clothing like armor. My clothing protects you from unwelcome eyes. Yohji Yamamoto