excerpt: Yohji Yamamoto's Fall/Winter 2026/2027 - Paris Fashion Week
"...And at 82, Yamamoto allows us to envision aging, as a process of cultivation, rather than an inevitable death sentence. If we master the craft, we do not stop with the practise, the process is of a continuum. While avoiding repetition is a skill, many fail to grasp, and the study of Yamamoto for any fashion student would be to create a template, and define the template, rather than switch out of the template . In other words, lean consistency, to which the digital generations may have to relearn, rather than seeking fast paced gratification. Learn from the past, to motivate the present, not as a condescending observation. Yamamoto's Fall 2026 collections is certainly one of his most stylized showing of late, in lieu of deconstructed Japanese aesthetics, akin to the Kimono, wrapped around, insulated and protective styles..." ___ Full review: chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2026/04/yohji-yamamotos-fallwinter-20262027.html (A.Glass 2...
