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Fashion is only complete when it is worn by ordinary people who exist now, managing their lives, loving and grieving.

Yohji Yamamoto

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Yohji Yamamoto
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: October 3
Artist
Costume Designer
Designer
Dressmaker
Fashion Designer
City of Tokyo
Yamamoto Yohji
Yōji Yamamoto
Yamamoto Yōji
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Exist
Ordinary
Fashion
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Managing
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Grieving
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