Thursday, January 18th 2024 at 5:30pm (Paris time UTC+2)
"(...) In an industry that's all about speed, youth and the new, new thing, Yohji Yamamoto stands apart. He's old-school and that's not going to change. This is a man who was born during World War 2, when bombs were falling on Tokyo, and who still carries a darkness inside from the old days. Backstage after the show, Yamamoto talked about the old days, and how he bonded immediately with his German pal Wim Wenders because they were both children of war. "We're like brothers. We share the same memories", he said. He tapped Wenders, and other friends of the house, to walk in the show, which was about family, tradition and history. Models were old and young, tall and short, male and female. Many of them walked in pairs, and could have been old friends or family members taking a Sunday stroll (...)"
By Samantha Conti for WWD
Staged by Yohji Yamamoto team
Lighting by TAKAY
Hair by Odile Gilbert
Make-up by Stéphane Marais
Music by Jiro Amimoto
Footage filmed, produced and edited by VIDEOPOLIS