Paris Fashion Week 2022: Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto played with complex layering, fluid shapes and inflated dresses for his autumn/winter collection

Mar 14 , 2022

A wire headpiece at Yohji Yamamoto’s autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris, on March 4, 2022. Photo: AFP

Known for his love of layering, Yamamoto’s collection experimented with asymmetricity, shredding and inflating, in a predominantly black colour theme

A fully white creation turned heads while viewers learned to appreciate the art of simplicity with only one accessory present – a wire headpiece

True to its codes of draping techniques, layering and unfinished looks, Yohji Yamamoto’s autumn and winter collection displayed Friday, March 4, in Paris showcased busy designs with lace skirts, shredded garments and inflated dresses.

The show opened with a succession of blue denim jackets over layers of fluid tunics and skirts.

Yohji Yamamoto’s autumn and winter 2022-2023 collection stayed true to the designer’s love for draping, layering and unfinished looks; here, a model wears a voluminous ensemble at the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris, on March 4. Photo: AFP

Black was a popular colour choice for the designer’s runway show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on March 4. Photo: Xinhua

Models strutted under the fresco ceiling of the French capital’s Hotel de Ville wearing mostly black, but two head-to-toe white looks stood out with asymmetrical blazers, ruffled skirts with raw edge details and trainers.

Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto acknowledges the audience at the end of his autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris, on March 4. Photo: AFP

A model dons the only accessory present at the show – a wire headpiece – as part of Yohji Yamamoto’s autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris, on March 4. Photo: AFP

There were no accessories other than wire hats on grunge hairstyles.

A model wears a puffed jacket with a knotted white blouse underneath at Yohji Yamamoto’s autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris, on March 4. Photo: AFP