An intimate portrait of designer Yohji Yamamoto. In 1989 Wim Wenders (Paris Texas Wings of Desire) was commissioned by the Centre Georges Pompidou to make a film about fashion and its place in contemporary society. Initially bemused by the offer the award-winning director chose to focus on someone whose work he was both familiar with and felt comfortable in the internationally renowned Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto. 'Notebook On Cities And Clothes' gradually transforms from a meditation on our relationship with fashion to an exploration of visual representation... creating a dialogue between the language of fashion and that of film. Both are rapidly changing forms of communication whose progressiveness is often breathtaking. As Yamamoto constantly searches for new modes of expression Wim Wenders embraces video technology which offers more flexibility when recording such a fast-paced world. Moving between Tokyo and Paris from the creation of one collection to its premiere at a fashion show 'Notebook On Cities And Clothes' is an intimate portrait of one of the world's most influential and visionary fashion designers and an engaging exploration of the visual medium. [show more]
We will publish your review of Notebook On Cities And Clothes [1994] on DVD within a few days as long as it meets our guidelines.
None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.
Wim Wenders directs this exploration of authorship in the post industrial age by following the work and life of Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto. The cameras follow his musings on cities, his approach to fashion, people (women in particular), fitting and correcting designs with the models and preparing for big presentations. The film is a reflection on making clothes and making images.
A portrait of the Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto as he reflects on cities fashion people and preparing for the big presentation of his collection in Paris Some Japanese and German dialogue with subtitles
This site uses cookies.
More details in our privacy policy
