Notebook on Cities and Clothes

Notebook on Cities and Clothes (German: Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Städten) is a documentary film about Yohji Yamamoto directed by Wim Wenders. Despite Wender's previous disdain for fashion, he undertook filming after being commissioned by the Pompidou Center in Paris.^[1]

Notebook on Cities and Clothes
German	Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Städten
Directed by	Wim Wenders
Written by	Wim Wenders Francois Burkhardt (idea)
Produced by	Ulrich Felsberg Wim Wenders
Starring	Yohji Yamamoto
Cinematography	Masasai Chikamori Muriel Edelstein Uli Kudicke Robby Müller Musatocki Nakajima Wim Wenders
Edited by	Dominique Auvray Lenie Saviette Anne Schnee
Music by	Laurent Petitgand
Distributed by	Axiom Films (UK and Ireland)
Release dates	28 December 1989 (1989-12-28) (France) 29 March 1990 (1990-03-29) (West Germany)
Languages	English, Japanese, French, German

Content

The film loosely centers on a series of interviews with Yamamoto, interspersed with footage of his atelier, previous work and his then upcoming show. Notably, Yamamoto's comments and philosophical musings lead Wenders to make his own comments about the nature of cities, identity, and the role of cinema in modern life.

Cast

• Yohji Yamamoto as himself