Notebook on Cities and Clothes

Tasked by the Centre Pompidou in Paris to make a film about fashion, Wim Wenders chooses revolutionary Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto as his subject. Wenders knew little about the fashion world but had once bought a few Yohji pieces that made him feel “more me than before”. From that personal connection, he creates a thoughtful, free-flowing portrait of an artist whose avant-garde silhouettes and signature aesthetics revolutionised fashion in the 1980s and beyond. Moving between Paris and Tokyo, ateliers and city streets, Notebook on Cities and Clothes is more than just a profile – it’s a moving reflection on creativity, self-expression and the way clothes can shape how we see ourselves.