Fashion cannot make you sexy. Experience makes you sexy. Imagination makes people sexy. You have to train yourself, you have to study, and you have to live your life.
Interpretation
True sexiness comes from experience and imagination, not just outward appearance.
Yohji Yamamoto emphasizes that being sexy is not merely about fashion but is deeply rooted in one's experiences and creativity. The quote suggests that an individual's life experiences and the ability to imagine and express oneself uniquely contribute to their sensual appeal, highlighting the importance of personal growth and learning in enhancing one’s allure.
In practice
In a fashion seminar discussing self-expression.
I hate fashion. Or the word fashion, which sounds colorful, extravagant, expensive and gorgeous. “I never wanted to walk the main street of fashion. I have been walking the sidewalks of fashion from the beginning, so I’m a bit dark.
Basic clothes are for all women, to last for decades and decades. They are the future and will never change. I am persuaded of that.
I want my clothes, my stores, everything I design to have that feeling of being natural and easy. And that takes effort, but you try not to have it show.
It's not true that clothes look better on skinny girls; what counts is the attitude.
Today couture has to be expensive, but it shouldn’t look expensive.
With expensive fashion, the inside should be as perfect as the outside.
If fashion is for everyone, is it fashion? The answer goes far beyond the collections and relates to the speed of fast fashion. There is no longer a time gap between when a small segment of fashion-conscious people pick up a trend and when it is all over the sidewalks.
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