We are very pleased to announce that the first ever published biography of Yohji Yamamoto will be released worldwide in October 2010. Yohji Yamamoto has been always considered as one of the most charismatic, enigmatic and mysterious fashion designers. His words have the reputation to be radical, yet subtle.

This book will allow us to come as close as possible to the man ‘Yohji’, a complex and unique person, who has been playing the same song in different arrangements since his debut decades ago, until today. He is well known to be against any retrospective point of view. And so does his biography. It will catch ‘Yohji today’, not with the ordinary chronological method, but with radical short fiction mostly based on his live voice, accompanied by some vivid flashbacks of his key moments.

Deeper than ever before, we will surely witness the core of ‘Yohji’ as a human being, next to being a fashion designer. The book will continue to express his sincere wish to pass onto the younger generations his unique savoir-faire. Based upon decades of personal experience, Yohji will give a rich and contextualized description, with images on subjects as fabrics, volume, silhouette, pockets, etc. – showing how his unique techniques are deeply related and blended with his philosophy of life. Naturally, it is the secret root of his mysterious creative process.

The book will conclude with a year to year biography, illustrated by rare and personal images,
which will share his vision of his personal key moments.

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