The photographer spent most of his life taking pictures between london and new york, so his book, fluence. The project, made entirely in japan, started with portrait photos of the theater director yukio ninagawa wearing yohji yamamoto s creations, and continued with an adidas y3 campaign, which sparked takays. News about yohji yamamoto, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. The word discordance in the brands name means dissonance, reflecting the aesthetics of incompleteness and asymmetry that are the philosophy of the designer yohji yamamoto. Welcome to the official yohji yamamoto facebook fan page. Apr, 2020 yohji yamamoto is known for the avantgarde spirit of his clothing. Yohji yamamoto is one of fashions continual innovators and this stunning book is a fascinating insight into his working approach and relationships with other creative practitioners. Yohji yamamoto is a japanese fashion designer based in tokyo and paris.
The seed for this book was planted many years ago, at the start of takays career, when he worked on a yamamoto project, and came to fruition after he was. Fluence has many meanings, takay explains of the title, all which can be applied to yohjis clothing. In talking to myself, yamamoto has created an illustrated notebook that recounts the phases of his life. Yohjis freespirited world is explored here via id magazines archives, including his adoration for women and the female form, the painful process of creating antifashion through fashion and how his timeless utilitarian designs can be both avantgarde and classic at once. Francois baudot this disciplined, secretive and subversive man succeeded in overturning all the rules of contemporary dress and in rejecting every traditional cliched notion of what a glamorous woman should look.
The book, far from being a retrospective a word yamamoto detests almost as much as trend will catch yohji today, not with the ordinary chronological method, but with, according to the press release, short fiction mostly based on live voice, accompanied by some vivid flashbacks of his key moments. Yohji yamamoto challenges the standard conventions of fashion and shuns trends. Jul 01, 2005 since his first notorious paris show in 1981, the japanese designer yohji yamamoto has extended his influence year after year. Apr 01, 2011 yohji yamamoto is one of fashions continual innovators and this stunning book is a fascinating insight into his working approach and relationships with other creative practitioners. Avantgarde darling yohji yamamoto marries master tailoring with japanese aesthetics in utilitarian yet elegant designs. Yohji yamamoto was born in yokohama, japan in 1943 making him 69 this year. The new yohji yamamoto book celebrates the life and. The first part talks about yamamoto s fashion philosophy, which shows his mothers influence she has also been there at the shows. The resulting pictures, atmospherically captured in black and white, have now been transformed into a covetable, newly released photo book, titled fluence. Yamamoto yohji pdf download full download pdf book.
The book provides a comprehensive worldview of yamamotos work. Yohji yamamoto spring 2020 menswear collection vogue. The book is divided into four parts, with a nice epilogue. Yohji yamamoto note book at sanyo hall japanese culture my view. It is organized into four chapters philosophy, which gives insight into the. Yohji yamamotos black ss20 styles are livened up, however, thanks to photographic prints and painted illustrations, most of which are applied with a faded effect. He won a competition to travel to paris in which he spent nine months attempting to sell his fashion sketches to designers and magazines but failed to sell even one. Yohji yamamoto biography born in 1943, yoji yamamoto is an influential and awardwinning fashion designer from japan.
Yohji yamamoto may stand barely five feet tall, but his effect on world fashion in the last two years has been enormous. Yohji yamamoto and japanese avantgarde m2m youtube. A work in progress punctuated with multiple images, talking to myself is the only book in which yamamoto has become personally involved, making it a veritable extension of his own private world. Rizzoli is releasing a book that pays tribute to the amazing career of yohji yamamoto. The book, entitled yohji yamamoto, is edited by curator of contemporary programmes ligaya salazar and features vivid images of yamamotos. Japanese fashion designer yohji yamamoto is releasing a second book, my dear bomb, at the end of this month. Yohji yamamoto led the japanese fashion wave of the 1980s and 1990s into the new millennium. Many people at the recent paris showings said he is the best of the new.
Yohji yamamoto is known for the avantgarde spirit of his clothing. Since his first notorious paris show in 1981, the japanese designer yohji yamamoto has extended his influence year after year. Oct 14, 2014 the book has stuff up until 2015, with plenty of pictures. French electronic musician jeanmichel jarre once defined yohji yamamotos. Yohji yamamoto is one of fashions continual innovators and this stunning book is a fascinating insight into his working approach and relationships with other. Eager to express himself under its own name, he goes into the creative. News about yohji yamamoto, including commentary and archival articles published in the new. Born in tokyo, yamamoto graduated from keio university with a degree in law in 1966. Yohji yamamoto japanese culture my view from yohji.
This label opts for timeless style that will only improve over the years. A little dated but look, this is a book about fashion from a decade ago. Yohji yamamoto biography affair, single, ethnicity. The seed for this book was planted many years ago, at the start of takays career, when he worked on a yamamoto project, and came to fruition after he was offered the use of the yamamoto archive, which spans 40 years of designs. There is no perfect symmetry in the body and therefore clothing follows the same rule in yohji yamamotos book when i make all symmetric fabrics i always want to break a little and with that, i have come to the essence of his design and calmness he. May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. Yohji yamamoto bof 500 the people shaping the global.
Photos of a yohji yamamoto lineup never capture the degree of detailsprinted words, artistic embellishmentthat you will discover on the clothes. He is famous all over the world for his avantgarde tailoring featuring japanese design aesthetics. Sep 07, 2016 the beauty of being graceful, gentle and perfect symmetry is intern concededly ugly. Recently, the publisher laurence king has reissued twenty beautiful illustrations from the book as a set of postcards. His recent collections reveal him to be firmly in the ranks of the world s greatest stylists. Born in 1943, yohji yamamoto graduates from keio university in 1966 and receives two leading fashion awards in japan, the soen award and the endo award in 1969. Since the early 80s, yohji yamamotos groundbreaking.
The locations hark back to japan of the 1980s, the end of the showa era. Since the launch of his first menswear collection in 1981, japanese fashion designer yohji yamamoto has been recognised for the avantgarde spirit of his designs, including oversized silhouettes, drapery and varying textures. Watch how yamamoto incorporates traditional japanese design in both personal collections and. Dec 11, 2010 the book, entitled yohji yamamoto, is edited by curator of contemporary programmes ligaya salazar and features vivid images of yamamotos work by photographer max vadukul. The continuance of yohji yamamoto, is considered to be a sort of homecoming. Natural fabrics, a dark color palette and big architectural shapes make this label one of a kind. Japanese creatives, wearing pieces from yohji yamamotos. Eager to express himself under its own name, he goes into the creative adventure by setting up his company ys company ltd. The beauty of being graceful, gentle and perfect symmetry is intern concededly ugly. This volume will be a musthave for the high fashion, style, and photography set. The book has stuff up until 2015, with plenty of pictures. His signature oversized silhouettes in black often feature drapery in varying textures.
Yohji s freespirited world is explored here via id magazines archives, including his adoration for women and the female form, the painful process of creating antifashion through fashion and how his timeless utilitarian designs can be both avantgarde and classic at once. Offers a snapshot of yohji s work at the time with a brief but illuminating writeup at the start. Fluence the continuance of yohji yamamoto artbook d. Nov 30, 2018 a pioneer of genderless fashion, designer yohji yamamoto is best known for challenging the status quo. Fluence continuance yohji yamamoto takay damiani book 2020 fluence. A pioneer of genderless fashion, designer yohji yamamoto is best known for challenging the status quo. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as madeleine vionnet, he is known for his avantgarde tailoring featuring japanese design aesthetics. Yohji yamamoto biography affair, single, ethnicity, nationality, height married biography who is yohji yamamoto.
The book is a little compendium of short stories written by the designer, telling moments of his life. Mar 07, 2011 yohji yamamoto is one of fashions continual innovators and this stunning book is a fascinating insight into his working approach and relationships with other creative practitioners. Apr 10, 2020 the photographer spent most of his life taking pictures between london and new york, so his book, fluence. Yohji yamamoto is one of fashions continual innovators and this book offers an insight into his working approach and relationships with other creative practitioners. Yohji yamamoto is one of fashions continual innovators and this book offers an insight into his working. Its a light, special book for those interested or not in fashion and the work of yohji yamamoto. Book is new and in original box and never displayed. The first part talks about yamamotos fashion philosophy, which shows his mothers influence she has also been there at the shows. Buy the hardcover book yohji yamamoto by ligaya salazar at indigo. He has won many honorary awards including medal of honor with purple ribbon, the ordre national du. Yohji yamamoto fashion memoir by baudot, francois and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The continuance of yohji yamamotophotography by takay. In keeping with rizzolis position as the leading publisher of books on fashion, this major monograph on yohji yamamoto is the first comprehensive survey of his over four decades of design. Yohji yamamoto, yamamoto yoji, born 1943 is a japanese fashion designer based in tokyo and paris.
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