Some years ago, Yohji Yamamoto began to notice that he no longer saw his
clothing being worn on the street. At the same time, he also noticed
Adidas’s three stripes everywhere. 
“So I said to myself, That’s it, I’m
going to work for [a] sportswear [company],” he recalls in “This Is My
Dream,” a documentary being screened at festivals this spring and summer
in celebration of Yamamoto’s 10-year collaboration with the athletic
brand. (The designer will also debut a new collection of sneakers to
mark the occasion.) 
Directed by Theo Stanley and narrated by Yamamoto,
the poetic short spans the designer’s childhood, growing up in war-worn
Tokyo, to the spring 2010 Y-3 show, providing along the way a bit of
insight into one of fashion’s most influential and enigmatic characters
(y-3.com; sneakers, $520). Illustration byToko Ohmori
