Yohji Yamamoto

Black is modest and arrogant at the same time. Black is lazy and easy - but mysterious. But above all black says this: "I don’t bother you - don’t bother me".

I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion

For me, a woman who is absorbed in her work, who does not care about gaining one’s favour, strong yet subtle at the same time, is essentially more seductive. The more she hides and abandons her femininity, the more it emerges from the very heart of her existence.

Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find yourself.

To be modern is to tear the soul out of every thing.

I exist here, now. I'm not much interested in the future. Or, more precisely put, I do not believe in the future. To exaggerate a little, I have no faith that I will still exist tomorrow or the day after. What is more, I absolutely detest retrospection. That dislike is balances only by my desire to make my way back home as quickly as possible.

My role in all of this is very simple. I make clothing like armor. My clothing protects you from unwelcome eyes.