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At a certain point, I stopped seeing my clothing worn by people on the streets . . . It seemed like they were being treated as museum items.
Yohji Yamamoto
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Yohji Yamamoto
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: October 3
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Costume Designer
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Fashion Designer
City of Tokyo
Yamamoto Yohji
Yōji Yamamoto
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