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Paris Womenswear A/W 2013
Yohji Yamamoto

  • Kiki Georgiou reports on the Yohji Yamamoto show

    by Kiki Georgiou on 2 March 2013.

    There is no question that the designer does soft tailoring like no other – take a double-breasted jacket with a low neckline and slashed sleeves for example, or a black linen one with frayed edges worn with white trousers and Oxfords or their sharper cousins, the black and grey three-piece suits that walked out together towards the end.

    The invite for the Yohji Yamamoto show was a yarn of black wool and boy, did he spun a lot out of it! A side note: the room smelled lovely and, as it turns out, Mr Yamamoto has just relaunched six perfumes so voilà! There is no question that the designer does soft tailoring like no other – take a double-breasted jacket with a low neckline and slashed sleeves for example, or a black linen one with frayed edges worn with white trousers and Oxfords or their sharper cousins, the black and grey three-piece suits that walked out together towards the end. Perhaps he showed one too many or maybe it was just late but what remains certain is this: Yohji Yamamoto is one cool guy.

    With the Beatles’ 'I want you so bad' in the soundtrack, the models all sporting identical black bobs, a variety of fedoras and some cotton shopper bags hanging low across their bodies, every look was layered, slashed-away and folded to reveal skin (on the shoulders, the back and arms) or a second layer hiding underneath (a pinstriped trouser under a black jumpsuit, for example). The origami work on a couple of black dresses was extraordinary, creating quilt-like pointed squares that built up to create oversized cap sleeves in one and a full skirt in the other. The pleated Grecian dresses were a master class in what you can do with a piece of fabric and Yamamoto’s skill: knotted and criss-crossed across the body, some showing lace underneath deep v-cuts to the back, others with purple fur trims and a knitted one was gathered to create a sculpted corset. All that from a simple yarn! Imagine (as a Beatle would say)!

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  • Instagram by @vogueitalia at 20:54 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • SSAW @ssawmag

    A hat moment at Yohji Yamamoto http://t.co/xyeDSaOqdT

    1 Mar 2013
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  • SSAW @ssawmag

    Last night at Yohji Yamamoto http://t.co/ZaSe8wDhfD

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Vogue.fr @VogueParis

    Robe origami chez Yohji Yamamoto #PFW http://t.co/butFocuUtj

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Instagram by @gelalaurel at 20:37 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Instagram by @barneysfashion at 20:31 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • i-D magazine @iD_magazine

    YOHJI YAMAMOTO. "An impressive rollercoaster through the history of a fashion legend," @anderscmadsen reports: http://t.co/AqYHXRzYZJ

    1 Mar 2013
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  • VOGUE.CO.UK @BritishVogue

    As bewitching as ever - see the pictures and what we thought of the @YohjiYamamoto #pfw show: http://t.co/pdhnm3HDfI

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Instagram by @id_magazine at 20:24 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Dazed Fashion Team @Dazed_Fashion

    I just used #Shazam to tag Get Back by The Beatles. At Yohji Yamamoto AW13 show

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Hannah White @FM_Hannah

    Yohji Yamamoto #PFW Monochrome palette, fringe detail, pleated layered fabric and double breasted buttoned jackets

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Hannah White @FM_Hannah

    Colour bust knitwear followed by gangster mole chic at Yohji Yamamoto #PFW

    1 Mar 2013
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  • POP MAGAZINE @thepop

    Pinstripe pair @YohjiYamamoto http://t.co/RqTDy9Hosc

    1 Mar 2013
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  • VOGUE.CO.UK @BritishVogue

    Flared cropped trousers, tube bright knits and draped capes - there's lots going on @YohjiYamamoto #pfw

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Instagram by @caryblack at 20:19 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Instagram by @mikenouveau at 20:19 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Dazed Fashion Team @Dazed_Fashion

    I just used #Shazam to tag Cry Baby Cry by The Beatles. Yohji Yamamoto
    Show http://t.co/JuxoRT5RMN

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Dazed Fashion Team @Dazed_Fashion

    I just used #Shazam to tag Good Night by The Beatles. At Yohji Yamamoto show

    http://t.co/1S8047UxUv

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Instagram by @vogueitalia at 20:15 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Instagram by @gildakoralflora at 20:15 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • VOGUE.CO.UK @BritishVogue

    Twists and turns and bewitching hats from @YohjiYamamoto #pfw

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Instagram by @yulia_sv at 20:12 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Instagram by @id_magazine at 20:10 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Dazed Fashion Team @Dazed_Fashion

    Last show of the day #Yohji
    Yamamoto http://t.co/3VCVc6elye

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Instagram by @vogueitalia at 20:07 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Instagram by @ninavodopivec at 20:07 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Instagram by @vogueitalia at 20:06 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Kenya Hunt @kenyametrostyle

    Outside the Yohji Yamamoto show, sk8rboys are ollieing in the biggest bowl I've ever seen. My husband will be so jealous! #skatebetty #PFW

    1 Mar 2013
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  • InStyle Beauty @InStyle_Beauty

    Loving the black and white @yohjiyamamoto. My kind of colours! MH
    http://t.co/pW0QU2hHMZ

    1 Mar 2013
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  • NOWFASHION @NOWFASHION

    @NOWFASHION team at #Yohji #Yamamoto tonight: @VforValerio and @mlleaparis #live #fashion #show to come #pfw #RTW http://t.co/Gn34UZk5gi

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Instagram by @oddamagazine at 19:03 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Hal Vareau @HalVareau

    Pre-show yohji yamamoto http://t.co/mh1k9YwfGw

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Grazia Team Beauty @GRAZIAbeauty

    We'd like to take this vision home please #yohjiyamoto http://t.co/CJydDTGLNa

    1 Mar 2013
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  • Instagram by @tonythecreator at 17:25 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Instagram by @anothermagazine at 13:10 Fri 1 Mar 2013
  • Vogue.fr @VogueParis

    With floppy hats and flared pants, all the looks from Yohji Yamamoto are on Vogue.fr in English: http://t.co/oMetCgWYOO #PFW @YohjiYamamoto

    1 Mar 2013
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