''Notebook on Cities and Clothes'' (german: Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Städten) is a documentary film about
Yohji Yamamoto
is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, he is known for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics.
Yamamoto has won notable awards f ...
directed by
Wim Wenders. Despite Wender's previous disdain for fashion, he undertook filming after being commissioned by the Pompidou Center in Paris.
Content
The film loosely centers on a series of interviews with Yamamoto, interspersed with footage of his atelier, previous work and his then upcoming show. Notably, Yamamoto's comments and philosophical musings lead Wenders to make his own comments about the nature of cities, identity, and the role of cinema in modern life.
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Yohji Yamamoto
is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, he is known for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics.
Yamamoto has won notable awards f ...
as himself
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Films directed by Wim Wenders
1989 documentary films
1989 films
Documentary films about fashion designers
Films scored by Laurent Petitgand
German documentary films
French documentary films
1980s French films
1980s German films
Films with screenplays by Wim Wenders
Documentary films about cities
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