"Perfection is ugly"

Knuts About Yohji

Ponystep Magazine

Spring/Summer 2011

Photographer: Paul Wetherell

Model: Hannelore Knuts

Fashion Editor: Clare Richardson
 

"There absolutely must be a period in which the basics are drilled into the aspiring artist. In time there will come a moment when the values established by the glorious giants who have come before suddenly appear riddled with contradictions. One would be well served by struggling with those contradictions. If one struggles with the basics and plods steadily, painfully, forward, at some point one will discover a mode of judgement and a battle strategy that is entirely one’s own. Endless repetition and the study of classics. After that one may topple the establishment. It is the same as waging war. One must study intensively just as a warrior researches the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy in order to win in battle. Without preparation, a personal vision will remain forever beyond one’s grasp. The classics stand the test of time."

 [My Dear Bomb, Yohji Yamamoto, Excerpt]

Un Soldado Herido - Niño de la Huerta

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