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.
For women raised in the '70s, high heels can still carry a stigma; they're associated with being stupid, with just wanting to please a man. Other women find them empowering.
I'm not a fashion victim, and I don't closely follow trends. I dress the way I feel comfortable because, at the end of the day, you have to be comfortable.
What I do Coco would have hated. The label has an image and it's up to me to update it. I do what she never did. I had to find my mark. I had to go from what Chanel was to what it should be, could be, what it had been to something else.
Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
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.
The fashion industry has done itself in by neglecting the 60- to 80-year-old market. They have the time and the economic resources. They want to go shopping.
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