Yohji Yamamoto Womenswear FW08 Paris

[laika]

Re: Yohji Yamamoto Womenswear F/W 08.09 Paris



A back detail.[64]

Apparently, the jackets were "molded" onto a model form and will mostly come in only one size. Also according to runner, the price will be around $9000. [:O]

[what_counts]

Re: Yohji Yamamoto Womenswear F/W 08.09 Paris

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I wish I could wear this outfit today. [64]

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Easily one of my favorites.

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This is easily my favorite out of all of them, how is it that everything yohji cuts turns into black gold

Edit: i lied this close up made me fall in love with this look

[Faust]

Re: Yohji Yamamoto Womenswear F/W 08.09 Paris

damn, $9k - gravity defying...

[Casius]

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Damn, $9G's!! Yohji is catching up to CCP in terms of pricing (now probably surpassing him).

(Speaking of Runner...where the F has that guy been, I've been missing all of the photo updates in the CCP, LUC, and CDiem offshoot threads...)

[laika]

Re: Yohji Yamamoto Womenswear F/W 08.09 Paris

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(Speaking of Runner...where the F has that guy been, I've been missing all of the photo updates in the CCP, LUC, and CDiem offshoot threads...)

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He's def. around...just contributing to different threads. [75]

[Casius]

Re: Yohji Yamamoto Womenswear F/W 08.09 Paris

Man..He always had the best pictures from the most random blogs.

[matthewhk]

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Cas as i mentioned in that other thread, i had somewhat of a pretty strong hunch i bumped into runner in tokyo a few nights ago...i really wanted to go up and ask, but couldn't muster up the courage. That would've been a legendary sighting...

Prices for this season are insane...also i love how Yohji's never really changed throughout the decades but always manages to make his clothes look modern for the current time period. I guess that's what timeless means...

[Casius]

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Yea I saw that, thought that was pretty funny you might've saw him.

I think Yohji and his clothing is the definition of timeless.

[Faust]

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Do you guys think that charging $9k for a jacket can be considered performance art? Actually, I think paying $9k for a jacket is definitely performance art. But what about charging that?

[matthewhk]

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well it seems no more absurd than some of Carol's prices, which judging from this board a lot of people don't seem to have much of an issue with. I'm all for performance art...at least i think Carol's work deserves some merit due to its innovation, rather than a 100K yen very basic quality plain cotton button down from Altieri's latest venture.

[Faust]

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I'm not comparing prices between designers, just trying to understand whether ballin' can become performance art. Something tells me pnids will back me up on that one...

[matthewhk]

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Well, in this case i believe the act of paying 9k for a jacket within itself does not constitute performance art. The key is in watching how the buyer proceeds to wear said jacket and walk down the street - THAT is the test right there ;)

[laika]

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[quote user="Faust"]Do you guys think that charging $9k for a jacket can be considered performance art? Actually, I think paying $9k for a jacket is definitely performance art. But what about charging that?
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What do you mean? [72]

[Faust]

Re: Yohji Yamamoto Womenswear F/W 08.09 Paris

[quote user="laika"]

[quote user="Faust"]Do you guys think that charging $9k for a jacket can be considered performance art? Actually, I think paying $9k for a jacket is definitely performance art. But what about charging that?
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What do you mean? [72]

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Nothing important. I just thought it was funny [76] , you know, like Oscar Wilde funny.

[laika]

Re: Yohji Yamamoto Womenswear F/W 08.09 Paris



I saw the tweed jackets in person yesterday and they are absolutely stunning. Very, very exquisite fabric--delicate & complex weave, super soft and light-weight. An amazing contrast to what appears as rather sculptured and shaped on the runway.

I petted them for awhile before i dared confront the prices, but my eyes blurred up anyway. [70]