38 Quotes by Yohji Yamamoto

Dirty, stained, withered, broken things seem beautiful to me.

To be modern is to tear the soul out of every thing.

If you feel strongly about someone, go up to them. Pursue what you want in life. Why be shy about something like that?

Adidas is a very personal inspiration to me. It has enriched my creative life. It’s an exchange between different cultures, different ideas, and most of all, it is teamwork.

I want to achieve anti-fashion through fashion. That’s why I’m always heading in my own direction, in parallel to fashion.

I don’t think we should try to make space our own. I believe that as modern people we should live in mobility. We should always be moving.

Beautiful things are disappearing every day.

I always want to have a new challenge involved. I need to put myself to the test, and if I make mistakes, it doesn’t matter. What matters to me, instead, is making my dreams come true and putting them on display.

A pair of brilliantly cut cotton trousers can be more beautiful than a gorgeous silk gown...