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• Who said: For me, a woman who is absobed in her work, who does not cara about gaining one's favour, strong yet subtle at the same time, is essentially more seductive. the more she hides and abandons her femininity the more it emerges from the heart of her existence.

  Yohij Yamamoto.

• What sest yamamoto apart from other designers in the west?

  His reinterpretation of standard techniques and of existing notions of beauty and gender, and his use of new fabrics and dark colours especially black, set him apart from other designers in the West.

• Where is Yamamoto particullary known for?

  White shirts and dark suits

• What sets Yamamoto apart from most avant garde designers?

  Is that his deconstructed clothes are based on his knowledge of patternmaking, draping adn tailoring techniques. Although Yamamoto is not officially recognized as a couturier, he has the skills to be one.

• How does Yohji Yamamoto balances the new and the old?

  You will only be able to oppose something, and to find something of your own, after travelling the road of tradition.

• Who is the leader of Japanese fashion?

  Yohji Yamamoto.

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• Which designer often gives a paper description on how to wear these garments.

  Issey Miyake

• What did Miyake's clothes represent?

  A consious elegance with the avant-garde, and the intellectual.

• Which designer is the first to use non-professional models.

  Rei Kawakubo.

• Which designer constantly uses dying, drapping and pleating in his designs?

  Miyake