Masaru Kasamatsu × Yohji Yamamoto| Clothes and the way of life. Searching for the aesthetics of life that resides there

Create something that does not yet exist.――
Yohji Yamamoto POUR HOMME 2025-26A/W

11 Yohji Yamamoto POUR HOMME 2025-26 The A/W collection is a story of such a challenge. Reinterpretation of practical materials such as puffers and quilting, and each time a reversible outer appears, "duality" emerges. Combined with the heavy silhouette of padding, the details of tailored suits and metal chains, each element that mixes urban life and outdoor activities, everyday life and extraordinary, lightness and weight, gives new values to clothes. The outer is a collection that reflects Yohji Yamamoto’s philosophy of “sadness and suffering are the flowers of life” and “I’m trying to create something that does not exist in the world.”

Masaru Kasamatsu experienced it.
Yohji Yamamoto's New Winter Aesthetics

Masaru Kasamatsu wore light-ounce denim jackets and pants from the Yohji Yamamoto POUR HOMME 2025-26 A/W collection. This material, which uses cotton hemp yarn for both vertical and horizontal yarn, is integrated from dyeing to weaving, combines suppleness and softness, and has a more soft texture by one-washing process. The double-sided design, which is reversible with batting and can be formed on both sides, is the crystal of aesthetics sought by Yoji Yamamoto that the designer himself looked at the outerwear in the city and "should be able to do it more cool." The silhouette of heavyweight and lightness intersect, and the volume generated by the lateral batting changes to the warmth that gently wraps the body while accepting the cold air of winter. Masaru Kasamatsu said, "It's a thick cloth like quilting with batting, but when you put it on it, you will get a silhouette like Yohji Yamamoto. I felt a new challenge for the brand, unlike before,” he said, admiring the balance between practicality and design, such as comfort and warmth.

“It’s not too much or too much.”
The Clothing and Self-Expression by Masaru Kasamatsu

Yohji Yamamoto of Nagoya PARCO is the second directly managed store in Japan after Aoyama and Tokyo, and is a concept shop boasting an area of 331 square meters on the 1st and 2nd floors. The interior of the store is unified with an inorganic design based on white, and the bright and open space is impressive. A full line of women's and men's is developed, allowing you to experience the diverse worldview of the brand at once.

During the shop cruise, Mr. Kasamatsu went to the showcase of silver accessories. "GOTHIC YOHJI YAMAMOTO" is a silver accessory line inspired by the world view of Gothic architecture and decorative sculptures. With a design that is not bound by the times and trends, we propose accessories that are casually fused with modern playfulness. Among them, the "SILVER 950 EAGLE BRACELET" worn by Kasamatsu is a bracelet with an eagle motif. The elaborately carved feather details give a powerful personality to the wrist while feeling the majestic aesthetics of Gothic.

For Kasamatsu, the charm of fashion lies in the “change of mood” and the “balance of self-expression”. “You can feel better and you can calm down on the contrary. For me, fashion is a change of mind. From a visual perspective……I think clothing is a balance of what the person wants to become, including the situation at that time, the stage of life, and even my narcissism and the feeling of rejecting it. If you do too much of the clothes you are wearing, it will be cool, and if you do too much, it will be a little ugly.……So, I think that the sense of balance represents that person. There are moments when I feel like "Oh, this person" including clothes and actions. That’s the fun and charm of fashion for me.”

Between clarity and ambiguity――
Aesthetics living in that way of life

When I asked, “What kind of life do you think is cool?” he said, “This is difficult.……"He thought a little. “What color is your favorite?” “What’s your favorite fashion?” When asked, I would like to answer as clearly as possible. I don't like to answer. But to answer clearly, if you turn back, you are denying anything else. Then there are more things you deny in your life than you have affirmed. I don't think it's funny."

That’s why he’s attracted to “people who don’t deny.” "There are people who admit everything, and then have something strong on the core. I admire that way of life. But at the same time, those who do not deny tend to be weaker.……That balance is very difficult. In the end, if you answer everything, then your wish will come true. But it is not—and I feel so cool for those who have a strong heart.”

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