March 1, 2011

Yohji the Great

“Working with Yohji Yamamoto afforded Nick Knight, Marc Ascoli and myself the autonomous opportunity to question and consequently evolve the visual language of fashion.” Peter Saville

 

Originally appeared in The Livin Loud Issue, Pre-Spring 2011.

LEFT HAND SIDE: clockwise from top left: Installation, 2006, Mode Museum, Antwerp. Photography Nick Knight, Yohji Yamamoto advertising catalogue autumn/winter 1987. Portrait Yutaka Yamamoto. Photography Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Yohji Yamamoto advertising catalogue, autumn/winter 1999.

RIGHT HAND SIDE: From left: Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2007, Stylized Sculpture 030. Photography Paolo Roversi, Yohji Yamamoto advertising catalogue, spring/summer 1987. Opposite: Photography Max Vadukul, Yohji Yamamoto advertising catalogue, autumn/winter 1984.

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