山本耀司,被譽為「黑色美學」的代言人,是當代最具影響力的日本設計師之一。他曾榮獲法國藝術與文學勳章(Order of Arts and Letters)中的最高榮譽司令勛位(Commander),以及「Design for Asia」的終身成就獎等多項大獎。自1981年在巴黎創立同名品牌 Yohji Yamamoto 至今,這位80歲的設計師已深耕時尚界超過40年。如今,他依然在巴黎街角的工作室內親手為模特量身訂製黑色服裝,延續其一針一線的精緻工藝。
作為黑色美學的堅定信仰者,山本耀司四十年來始終以其獨特的剪裁技術,傳達對潮流的叛逆與獨立的理想。他的作品不僅挑戰傳統審美,更以前衛的視角啟發人們重新思考美的定義。對山本耀司而言,黑色是一片自由的天空,承載著對人生與藝術的另類見解。這種獨樹一幟的哲學,讓 Yohji Yamamoto 品牌在時代的洪流中屹立不搖,成為跨越時代與潮流的經典符號,持續於世界的另一面書寫屬於黑色的詩篇。
1.完美是醜陋的。在人創造的事物中,我想要看見疤痕、失敗、失序以及扭曲。
“I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion.”
2.美麗的事物每天都在消逝。
“Beautiful things are disappearing every day.”
3.別成為群體中的一員,要做自己。保持一點單調——走自己的路,別跟著主流時尚趨勢走,你會被潮流污染。
“Don't be one of a group. Be yourself. Stay a little bit monotone – walk on our side of the street, don't walk the mainstream of fashion. You'll be polluted by trends.”
4.你可以透過服裝成為其他人、任何人,這非常有趣且令人愉悅。
“You can play with clothing to become somebody else, other people. It's fun, it's joyful.”
5.創作是一生的事,創作代表你如何生活。創作與生命無法分割,這是不可能的。閉上雙眼、摀起耳朵,別動腦,用心、用靈魂去感受。
"Creation is lifework, creation is how...you spend your life, you cannot divide life and the creation, it's impossible. Shut your eyes, close your ears, don't use your brain, use your heart, your soul."
6.黑色是謙虛也傲慢的。黑色是懶惰和輕鬆,但卻神秘的⋯⋯不過所有的黑都在表達「我不煩你,你也別煩我。」
“Black is modest and arrogant at the same time. Black is lazy and easy – but mysterious. […] But above all black says this : 'I don't bother you – don't bother me.'”
7.藝術並沒有截止期,在完成的時候就會完成。
“Art has no deadline. It's finished when it's finished.”
8.你可以說設計是容易的,困難的是找到探索美的新方式。
“You can say that designing is quite easy; the difficulty lies in finding a new way to explore beauty”
9.假如時裝就是藝術,便不會流行。
"If fashion was art, it would not be in fashion."
10.休閒時尚就像垃圾,世界上正充斥著許多便宜、浪費的時尚。
“Casual fashion became like garbage in the world. There are so many cheap, wasting fashions.”
資料參考 : BAZZAR、Vogue