My dear bomb chinese edition by yohji yamamoto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Yohji yamamoto by rizzoli international publications issuu. Yohji yamamotos mens collections arrived in paris in 1981, after the tokyo designer launched his namesake line in 1976. Yohji menswear returns to the runway also, gilt groupe launched another sale site. Yohji yamamoto bof 500 the people shaping the global. In october 2009, after a series of bad investments, yamamoto inc. Sep 25, 2019 in 2014, rizzoli new york agency publishes another book under the name yamamoto and yohji, describing yohjis 40 years of work, based on the stories told by his longtime friends german director wim wenders, french architect jean nouvel, hollywood actress tessa charlotte rampling, and japanese film director takeshi kitano. This is the message of the y3 aw 2014 15 collection, which showed during paris mens fashion week.
All about yohji yamamoto from 1968 published january 24th, 2014 by bunka publishing bureau designs the third jersey uniform for spains professional soccer team, real madrid rizzoli inc. Yohji yamamoto is a name i first heard on the lips of joseph ettedgui. Natural fabrics, a dark color palette and big architectural shapes make this label one of a kind. My dear bomb is an outcome of this transition moment. Eager to express himself under its own name, he goes into the creative. Published on jan 31, 2014 superheroes might be the worlds only remaining hope. This label opts for timeless style that will only improve over the years. His mother was a dressmaker who had a shop in in kabukicho an amusement and entertainment district in. Since then, the designer has become renowned for his avantgarde tailoring, featuring oversized silhouettes and a restricted, dark palette the only son of a war widow, yamamoto was born. Apr 10, 2020 the project, made entirely in japan, started with portrait photos of the theater director yukio ninagawa wearing yohji yamamotos creations, and continued with an adidas y3 campaign, which sparked takays interest in the japanese designers work and the desire to reconnect with his own identity. The new volume contains 600 photographs and contributions by. Over the course of yohji yamamotos 40year career, his mysterious nature and innovative designs.
He later returned to tokyo with even bigger ideas for his next readytowear line. Yohji yamamoto creates avantgarde pieces that are informed by the japanese designers iconic vision. He has made appearances in movies such as brother 2000, dolls 2002, and yohji yamamoto. Yohji yamamoto challenges the standard conventions of fashion and shuns trends. The project, made entirely in japan, started with portrait photos of the theater director yukio ninagawa wearing yohji yamamotos creations, and continued with an adidas y3 campaign, which sparked. 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. See more ideas about yamamoto, yoji yamamoto, yohji yamamoto. Published by rizzoli international publications 2014. A new book from rizzoli celebrates the amazing career of yohji. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Yohji yamamoto, yamamoto yoji, born 1943 is a japanese fashion designer based in tokyo and paris. 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. This special photo book includes 12 cuts of the collection taken in paris, enclosed in a white cover with a clean, pure allure.
Yohji yamamoto is one of fashions continual innovators and this book offers an insight into his working approach and relationships with other creative practitioners. Laure adler since the early 80s, yohji yamamotos groundbreaking silhouettes and innovative design aesthetic have propelled him to the highest rank of the international avantgarde. The new volume contains 600 photographs and contributions. After talking to myself by yohji yamamoto philosophical reflections between kiyokazu washida and yohji yamamoto, my dear bomb a new way of autobiography that combines novel, documentary and technical elements of the construction of a garment, rizzoli ny publishes in november 2014, a book on the entire career of yohji yamamoto entitled.
The book is divided into four parts, with a nice epilogue. Yohji founded yohji yamamoto fund for peace in 2008. Nov 18, 2014 nov 18, 2014 image via the talks over the course of his 40year career, yohji yamamoto s innovative designs and mysterious nature have propelled him to the highest rank among fashions elite. Inside yohji yamamotos fashion philosophy video bof.
But while most of the media derided them telling the pair to go back to japan the buyers, always looking for something new, yamamoto explains, were enthralled. See an archive of all yohji yamamoto stories published on the cut. Oct 14, 2014 the book has stuff up until 2015, with plenty of pictures. Eager to express himself under its own name, he goes into the creative adventure by setting up his company ys company ltd. Yohji yamamoto fall 2014 menswear collection vogue. We were in the basement of his shop in sloane street, the one designed by jan kaplicky when he worked at norman foster. Published november 18th 2014 by rizzoli first published october 14th 2014. Nothing much, but i thought my skull looked pretty handsome actually. This white cotton long sleeved shirt features a pointed collar, a front button fastening, a patch pocket at the chest, button cuffs and. 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 fall 2014 readytowear collection vogue. Coauthored with ai mitsuda, this yohji yamamoto led the japanese fashion wave of the 1980s and 1990s into the new millennium. Actually, a lot of our inspiration comes from those everyday conversations.
The architectural designer looks back for book release. Born in tokyo, yamamoto graduated from keio university with a degree in law in 1966. Yohji yamamoto is known for the avantgarde spirit of his clothing. Over the course of his 40year career, yohji yamamotos innovative designs and mysterious nature have propelled him to the highest rank. Romantic fall layering photographed in the foothills of the carpathian mountains, dark wools, a knit shawl and other pieces inspired by.
Like those artists, yamamoto allowed his ideas to flow unfettered this season, at the risk of triggering a sensory overload. Nov 18, 2014 image via the talks over the course of his 40year career, yohji yamamoto s innovative designs and mysterious nature have propelled him to the highest rank among fashions elite. 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. Backstage after the yohji yamamoto show, one stood a better chance of gleaning clues about the duvet dresses and knottedsheet skirts from makeup maven pat mcgrath than from the designer himself. I was just having a chat with yohji about various things, like we always do. This is the message of the y3 aw 201415 collection, which showed during paris mens fashion week. Welcome to the official yohji yamamoto facebook fan page. It is a road welltravelled, as there is already a slew of books on yamamoto from the collectable talking to myself to the forgettable best hits pamphlets by the publishers taschen and assouline. Since 2014, he designs third kits for the football club real madrid. It places yamamotos work in context and includes an insightful interview with yamamoto as well as a round table discussion with some of his key collaborators. The new yohji yamamoto book celebrates the life and. The title, rather than being a reference to anything atomic, refers to the creative bomb inside yamamoto which explodes with extraordinary bursts of energy, at least four times a year in his catwalk shows in paris, for his eponymous brand and for the y3 collection he does in conjunction with.
Considered a master tailor alongside those such as madeleine vionnet, he is known for his avantgarde tailoring featuring japanese design aesthetics. Paris, france yohji yamamoto first emerged on the fashion scene in 1981, when he brought his revolutionary design sensibility to paris from tokyo, setting off what would become an aesthetic earthquake. His signature oversized silhouettes in black often feature drapery in varying textures. Fba items qualify for free shipping and amazon prime. The continuance of yohji yamamoto, is considered to be a sort of homecoming. Since then, yamamoto developed a dedicated global following, and today his two main lines yohji yamamoto and ys are stocked in highend department stores around the world. The first part talks about yamamoto s fashion philosophy, which shows his mothers influence she has also been there at the shows. In 2014, rizzoli new york agency publishes another book under the name yamamoto and yohji, describing yohjis 40 years of work, based on the stories told by his longtime friends german director wim wenders, french architect jean nouvel, hollywood actress tessa charlotte rampling, and japanese film director takeshi kitano. The first part talks about yamamotos fashion philosophy, which shows his mothers influence she has also been there at the shows. The book provides a comprehensive worldview of yamamotos work. Prior to his thirtyyear career in the firstever academic buddhist studies program in the united states, geshe sopa was the son of peasant farmers, a novice monk in a rural monastery, a virtuoso scholar monk at one of the.
Yohji yamamoto biography affair, single, ethnicity. Yohji yamamoto was born in yokohama, japan in 1943 making him 69 this year. Pantsthis is mens page for yohji yamamoto s official online shopping website36. Yamamoto yohji pdf download full download pdf book. Jan 31, 2014 published on jan 31, 2014 superheroes might be the worlds only remaining hope. Published by chongqing university press 20140201 2014. His unstructured suits defined the menswear silhouettes of the 80s and 90s, and his dramatic runway shows contributed to a growing reputation as an avantgarde designer though he prefers the title of dressmaker despite its humble connotations. The book has stuff up until 2015, with plenty of pictures. 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. The book, entitled enigmatically, of course my dear bomb, will be released worldwide in october. The photographer spent most of his life taking pictures between london and new york, so his book, fluence. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as madeleine vionnet, he is known for his avantgarde tailoring featuring japanese design aesthetics yamamoto has won notable awards for his contributions to fashion, including the chevalier of ordre des arts et des lettres, medal.
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