For sale here is a shirt from the Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme line, their top-end Paris runway collection. Along with Issey Miyake and Comme des Garcons, Yohji is often considered one of the main avant-garde Japanese designers. Each has their own forte: Comme des Garcons is often highly conceptual, making “ugly” clothes somehow work, Miyake tends to go for the technical side of things, developing unique fabrics and techniques. Yohji is more of a romantic, producing most things in black, usually in loose silhouettes. Designs are deceptively simplistic, where if you’re at all familiar with Yohji you know that there’s always more going on than meets the eye.
With Yohji, fabric and drape are all-important. All of his textiles are custom and they’re some of the best out there. Corners are never cut with any of Yohji’s labels, and with Pour Homme you can expect you’re getting the best of the best and something totally unique. Fit is also given the utmost care, where garments are intended to be loose fitting while at the same time flattering, leaving just the right amount to the imagination and likewise ensuring a high degree of comfort.
This shirt is from one of the more recent collections, although I am not sure of the exact year. Silhouette is straightforward for the most part, although it does come in Yohji’s signature loose drape. Material is a light 100% cotton gauze, ideal for the warmer weather. The twist comes in the seams, where they have been reversed. Normally the seams you see here on the exterior are on the interior, but this is an intentional move to create a nice contrast between the white fabric and blue thread. There is also an additional, somewhat asymmetric seam line going down the rear left side of the shirt to make for an additional contrast.
If you’re at all familiar with Yohji you know that while he has some of the highest quality standards out there, his clothes don’t come cheap. Retail on this shirt was around $300 in Japan and would have run you at least $500 or so abroad. Get it here much more reasonably.
Size is labeled a 3, intended to fit a medium. I measure the chest at 20” / 51cm, shoulders at 18.5” / 47cm, length at 27” / 69cm from the base of the neck, and sleeves at 24.5” / 62cm from the shoulder. The shirt comes in lightly used, very good shape with no holes, tears or stains. Made in Japan.
Shipping from Japan to anywhere will be $24.
