MY FRIENDS

You are probably already familiar with these famous photographs introduced here. Spending time with a well-known photographer has made me realize that the process of taking photos and printing them is almost the same as painting with oils or sculpturing. It is hand crafted work; wrestling with texture - “this white is no good, I don’t care for this black…”

But there were other problems with which I myself was wrestling. Would clothes be made to look successful if they were photographed by a successful photographer? How should I approach the problems of fashion and photography? I decided to let Martine photograph Y’s fashion however she wished. For that reason, I felt it necessary to introduce Martine’s great creativity. From works of hers taken over the last ten years, I picked out those which matched my present mood (Making a selection was hard, I liked all of them). I don’t need to add that the sensuality which wells up from her innermost being tells us how moving and beautiful is that which we call the human being. I’m interested in how closely the fiction of fashion can mingle with her reality.

-Yohji Yamamoto