Saturday 9 April 2011

Yohji Yamamoto Opening at the V&A - Beauty (Part 2)























































































You're at a Yamamoto party so naturally your brain is on a Japanese cutting edge design default mode. Your mind goes "Oh, I recognise that! Yohji S/S '07" or "I just love those Miyake pleats, dahling". So, not surprisingly, I was drawn to this stunning former model in her daring yellow Comme De Garcons A/W '10 poncho...Er, except that upon investigating, this innovative design turned out to have come directly from the shelves of non other than the local garden centre. £3.50! How ridiculous did I feel! And I loved being fooled by my own snobbery...



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