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Colour disturbs people. I am confident in black, not in light. This dark side of life is attractive to me forever and from the beginning. I am a lazy designer when it comes to colour.
Yohji Yamamoto
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Yohji Yamamoto
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: October 3
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City of Tokyo
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If you feel strongly about someone, go up to them. Pursue what you want in life. Why be shy about something like that?
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I don’t think we should try to make space our own. I believe that as modern people we should live in mobility. We should always be moving.
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