Yohji Yamamoto:
You have to keep in mind that you can catch the gift, you have the capacity. But if you’re feeling lazy, if you’re not very serious, then you’ll miss it.
Sarah Moon:
It’s exactly like a photographer, except a photographer has very little time to succeed or to fail. It’s all or nothing.
Yohji Yamaoto:
We are the same. To make a new collection, I do fittings at least six times out of those six times, two or three times I feel “Oh, this is it” and the other three times I feel “Oh, what is this? Should I change? Should I do it again? Should I stop?” It’s like a punishment.
Sarah Moon:
Guy Bourdin used to tell me "you can’t be a photographer every day.” It’s true, sometimes you don’t believe in it. Plus, there is a limit, a deadline, what about you? Is time a friend or an enemy? For me, it’s an enemy because it goes too quickly.
Yohji Yamamoto:
When I don’t work, I have to kill time: it’s time when I’m staying at home or walking my dog. But then when I work on a collection, I feel very strong.
We are granted the privilege of being a fly on the wall, listening in on the creative process of two geniuses—each at the top of their game in their respective fields: photographer Sarah Moon and designer Yohji Yamamoto.
