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.
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.
The little black dress is the true friend...she travels with you...is patient and constant...you go to her when you don't know where else to go and she is ALWAYS reliable and timeless.
Patrick Demarchelier was the one who got me my first Vogue cover. It was French Vogue - I think in β87 or β88. I think I was the first black model to be on the cover of French Vogue, which was shocking to me because when I asked them about it, they were like, "Oh, no. Weβve never had that before."
Always choose style over fashion: wear something that makes you look beautiful.
Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.
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