In Pursuit of a Job — Yohji Yamamoto Fall 2009

Honey, I am home and I still do not have a job.

There was no atmos­phere of gloom to dampen the mood at Yohji Yamamoto’s fall show.  In fact, Yamamoto poked fun at the cur­rent fis­cal predica­ment through his satir­i­cal use of beg­gars and the unemployed.

The collection’s charm rested with the quirky pair­ing of unlikely pieces that only seem right when applied in Yamamoto’s uni­verse.  One of the promi­nent pair­ings was the lay­er­ing of blaz­ers over coats.  The pro­por­tions of the pair­ing were refined to imi­tate a blazer thrown over a bathrobe.  In regards to indi­vid­ual pieces, shorts were sur­pris­ingly the most strik­ing item on the run­way.  The collection’s shorts were over­sized and paired with every­thing from sweaters to blaz­ers.  Yamamoto’s col­lec­tion is pecu­liar, but decon­structed offers many wear­able choices, prov­ing that despite dif­fi­cult times ahead, fash­ion can still be adven­tur­ous, yet practical.

Pic­tures from Cat­walk­ing