“I want to achieve anti-fashion through fashion. That's why I'm always heading in my own direction, in parallel to fashion.” WantMy OwnAchieveFashionParallelsHeadings Author:Yohji Yamamoto
“I always want to have a new challenge involved. I need to put myself to the test, and if I make mistakes, it doesn't matter. What matters to me, instead, is making my dreams come true and putting them on display.” IfsWantNeedsMatterDreamChallengesMistakeInvolvedTestsMaking MistakesDisplayWhat MattersDreams Come TrueI Make MistakesNew Challenges Author:Yohji Yamamoto
“If you feel strongly about someone, go up to them. Pursue what you want in life. Why be shy about something like that?” IfsWantFeelsWhat You WantPursueShy Author:Yohji Yamamoto
“I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion.” ThinkingWantInspirationalHumansFailurePerfectionUglyDisorderImperfectionScarImperfectDistortionFashion DesignerPursuit Of PerfectionNot Being PerfectImperfect World Author:Yohji Yamamoto
“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.” WantHelpingSufferingNextAsksFashionFindingsConcernedIndependenceTrendsTimelessHelloSighElegance Author:Yohji Yamamoto
“Men's clothing is more pure in design. It's more simple and has no decoration. Women want that. When I started designing, I wanted to make men's clothes for women. But there were no buyers for it. Now there are. I always wonder who decided that there should be a difference in the clothes of men and women. Perhaps men decided this.” MenWantShouldWantedDifferencesSimpleWonderDesignPureClothesMen And WomenDecidedClothingsDecorationWomen WantBuyers Author:Yohji Yamamoto
