i-D Magazine: How have your own experiences affected your work as a designer?
Yohji Yamamoto: This is a matter which people should never speak about and never do speak about; this question is getting too close to it. It is trying to reach it. You could write a novel about it, I guess. Everyone has his own private stories, which he never speaks about, which he could never speak about, and it's a bit impertinent to ask. It's difficult, isn't it?