Yohji Yamamoto is not the most accessible, nor the most glamorous, of designers. Instead, his creations tend to be reclusive and low-key. His work strikes a balance between unusual shapes, which nonetheless look organic and emphasize the linear, proportions careful and understated. His show in Paris was an example of just that kind of thinking, which focused on one of the one most necessary elements in any wardrobe: the winter coat.
As is usual for Yamamoto, the palette was limited to black with a bit of grey and some carefully placed red – in the shoes, for example, which were glossy and without a heel, the kind of thing you might put on to cheer yourself up on a rainy day.
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