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 oneβs allure.
In practice
In a fashion seminar discussing self-expression.
I hate fashion. Or the word fashion, which sounds colorful, extravagant, expensive and gorgeous. βI never wanted to walk the main street of fashion. I have been walking the sidewalks of fashion from the beginning, so Iβm a bit dark.
It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered pathetic, by fashion.
It's always the badly dressed people who are the most interesting.
Whoever's designing for plus-size doesn't get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can't just take a size 8 and make it larger.
Moving fashion used to be one of my chief goals. It's not necessarily any more. Fashion needs to change when life changes. You only need to move fashion forward when there's a reason to move fashion forward.
Having the chance to walk at New York Fashion Week for Yeezy and Milan Fashion Week for Alberta Ferretti and Max Mara in a hijab is so significant. It sends a message to young women everywhere that you can be beautiful for just being you.
Fashion in the past meant conforming and losing oneself. Fashion in the present means being individual and finding oneself.
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