Yohji Yamamoto pour homme S/S 2018 show footage
The show started with a series of 6 riders jackets with painting portraits of Japanese women from the Taisho era. A short period in modern Japanese history in the late 1910’s to late 1920’s, where a whole liberal movement took over the old oligarchic institution. That’s when Japan took its first step to Democracy. The nostalgia of this specific period is still present in today’s Japan, and especially among Yohji’s generation. It’s the so-called “good old times”.
It was also an homage to Saeko Tsuemura, who was the author of the same kind of portraits for Yohji Yamamoto’s collections in the 90’s and early 2000’s.
It was also an homage to Saeko Tsuemura, who was the author of the same kind of portraits for Yohji Yamamoto’s collections in the 90’s and early 2000’s.
Printed motifs were at the center of this collection. To the extent of altering the pattern itself so as to show the motif in the best way possible. They had to remove some gores, slide some seams and rebuild the garments according to how they wanted to show the motifs.
Yohji’s authentic black gabardine package combined some punkish pieces, decorated with shiny zippers and chains. The back-pack embedded vests and the devore velvet suits made also a strong statement.
At the very end, a series of big silk floating gowns came to conclude the show. They were printed with huge portraits of ghost-looking women depicted by Suzume Uchida. Another young painter Yohji found affinity with.“…Yamamoto doesn’t say much, and when he does, it’s never clear whether he’s being provocative or sharing an unfiltered glimpse of his soul. A member of his team later relayed that the collection was about Buddhism and reincarnation. But Yamamoto often treats his go-to black gabardine like a seasonal chalkboard, so it’s easy enough to let this latest round of reflective, daring clothing speak for itself…”
By Amy Verner for Vogue https://youtu.be/XBtSnxHllgA
Yohji’s authentic black gabardine package combined some punkish pieces, decorated with shiny zippers and chains. The back-pack embedded vests and the devore velvet suits made also a strong statement.
At the very end, a series of big silk floating gowns came to conclude the show. They were printed with huge portraits of ghost-looking women depicted by Suzume Uchida. Another young painter Yohji found affinity with.“…Yamamoto doesn’t say much, and when he does, it’s never clear whether he’s being provocative or sharing an unfiltered glimpse of his soul. A member of his team later relayed that the collection was about Buddhism and reincarnation. But Yamamoto often treats his go-to black gabardine like a seasonal chalkboard, so it’s easy enough to let this latest round of reflective, daring clothing speak for itself…”
By Amy Verner for Vogue https://youtu.be/XBtSnxHllgA