excerpt: Y-3 Fall/Winter 2026, 2027 - Paris Fashion Week

 

"I am so fascinated by Yohji Yamamoto transgenerational flows, particularly after 23 years of partnering with Adidas to formulate Y-3, aimed at 20 somethings, Yamamoto via Adidas has kept that age group in hyperreal stasis as the years have rolled on, and we all age.  Yamamoto will turn 83 this year, and as mentioned in my Spring 2026 review, that the age process, particularly with the war-torn looks of the young models, remains evident of realizing that we do age, and we all leave this world.

The Y-3 collaboration was Yamamoto's attempt at commercialising his Avant-garde trademark looks of the last 50 years, into what was once known as 'sports goth', which other brands tried to emulate throughout 2000s, until it ended in 2018, and the Avant-garde, stylised, dystopian goths looks became less so as the plethora of labels that appeared, one by one, shut up shop..."

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Full review: chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2026/01/y-3-fallwinter-2026-2027-paris-fashion.html

(A. Glass 2026)