Yohji and Zidane Play Footie on the Runway at Y-3
- story Chioma Nnadi
- photo Claudia Cifu
When it comes to the final bow, designer Yohji Yamamoto is a bit of a shy guy, and only gives a twirl at the end of shows if he’s feeling plucky. This season Yohji was obviously in a buoyant mood, and had the, um, balls to take center stage after his collection of World Cup-inspired looks for Y-3 (clearly we’ll all be chugging pints in draped soccer jerseys and oversized footie shorts next summer). He brought out French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane with him for a little penalty shoot-out practice on the runway (an unsuspecting photographer played goalie) which made for the most feverish fashion finale we’ve seen all week.
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Stylee Fridays: Yohji/Y-3 Store Opening
- story THE FADER
Like a triangular pod of stylish goodness, the new Yohji Yamamoto store landed on earth (the Meatpacking District) earlier this week. It’s been almost 20 years since the flagship store in SoHo opened its doors, so we figured Yohji would have something special up his sleeve—namely a two hit combo—the first ever Y-3 store in New York right across the street. The twin-openings just happened to land smack bang in the middle of fashion week, and what with the inter-store traffic might just have been the largest congregation of effortlessly well-dressed folk we’ve seen all week. Naturally, the keynote was black, right down to a Chicago Blackhawk Jersey we spotted on one partygoer. Check the full-size images after the jump.
