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  • soultek
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2007
    • 400

    DIY Yamamoto



    Came across this site with a simple design for a women's jacket. Pattern provided by none other than Yohji Yamamoto himself. There some patterns from other designers on the site too including Junya and Margiela. Pretty neat. Only women's clothing though :(



    I made this Yamamoto coat, it's only two pieces of cloth. Been waiting from my GF to get back in town so she can try it on..



    Enjoy!





    http://www.showstudio.com/projects/ddl_yamamoto/download.html

  • Faust
    kitsch killer
    • Sep 2006
    • 37852

    #2
    Re: DIY Yamamoto

    /\ ha! cool! I'm sure your gf will be pleased.
    Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

    StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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    • Avantster
      ¤¤¤
      • Sep 2006
      • 1983

      #3
      Re: DIY Yamamoto



      Nice, this exact same one has actually been on my DIY list for a while. I'm also thinking about making an extra long version of the McQueen kimono.



      Soultek, you've got a lucky girl. What fabric did you end up using?
      Naturally we'd love to see a pic of the finished product!

      let us raise a toast to ancient cotton, rotten voile, gloomy silk, slick carf, decayed goat, inflamed ram, sooty nelton, stifling silk, lazy sheep, bone-dry broad & skinny baffalo.

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      • sbw4224
        Senior Member
        • Sep 2006
        • 571

        #4
        Re: DIY Yamamoto



        Nice! Pictures are definitely required.



        I've wanted to try and make this for a long time as well. Maybe one day I'll get around to it...

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        • soultek
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2007
          • 400

          #5
          Re: DIY Yamamoto

          Well, YY recommended 'some kind of wool' and from the pics of the finished jacket on the site it looks like a thicker wool, maybe a flannel or a blend or something. I think a thick knit would work too, like a thick linen (similar to some Carpe type trousers). There's a cool store by me that sells vintage wool fabric from Italy, but the prices range 30-50$/yd. I went with a similar weight cheap cotton flannel fabric since I'm still a novice at these things (second garment I've made) and I didn't want to waste money screwing it up. I think I'll make it again in a nicer wool after I check the fit on my GF (and take pics of it on her)

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          • badseeds
            Senior Member
            • Mar 2007
            • 201

            #6
            Re: DIY Yamamoto

            wow, cool site! thanks soultek. wish to see pictures!

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            • Purity
              Senior Member
              • Apr 2007
              • 239

              #7
              Re: DIY Yamamoto

              Where are the patterns from the other designers? I can't seem to find them.

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              • soultek
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2007
                • 400

                #8
                Re: DIY Yamamoto



                [quote user="Purity"]Where are the patterns from the other designers? I can't seem to find them.[/quote]





                Check out Design Downloads towards the bottom




                http://www.showstudio.com/archive/

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                • Avantster
                  ¤¤¤
                  • Sep 2006
                  • 1983

                  #9
                  Re: DIY Yamamoto



                  Thought I'd post a few pics of the YY jacket as a work in progress. It's a prototype so I'm using some old fabric I had. Going to use a heavier wool for the final. It's taking longer than expected! (read: a few more weeks..)



                  I'm still fairly amazed how two so seemingly simple pieces of fabric with minimal stitching creates a beautiful 3d structure that complements the body.





                  Measuring, cutting the pattern.










                  Pattern and fabric ready to go!







                  Snip, snip away.







                  With the fabric cut and a few pins I can roughly see how it fits together.







                  Next is the stitching which I hope to get to next week.

                  let us raise a toast to ancient cotton, rotten voile, gloomy silk, slick carf, decayed goat, inflamed ram, sooty nelton, stifling silk, lazy sheep, bone-dry broad & skinny baffalo.

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