Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme SS18 x Suzume Uchida "Pinky Swear" Silk Shirt

Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme SS18 x Suzume Uchida "Pinky Swear" Silk Shirt

Product Overview This long silk shirt is a legendary masterpiece from the landmark Spring/Summer 2018 collection, born from Yohji Yamamoto's historic collaboration with contemporary Japanese artist Suzume Uchida. Featuring the hauntingly beautiful "Yubikiri" (Pinky Swear) artwork, this garment perfectly encapsulates the dark romanticism, psychological intensity, and emotional weight that defined this era-shifting collection.

Key Design Elements

• Uninterrupted "Yubikiri" Artwork: The shirt serves as a canvas for Uchida's visceral painting based on the dark undercurrents of the traditional pinky swear promise ("Pinky swear, if you lie, I will kill you and then die with you"). Unlike the runway variants, the graphic placement here is masterfully executed so that the print remains entirely whole and unbroken by the button placket, allowing for a completely flawless visual presentation.

• 100% Premium Soie Silk: Crafted entirely from luxurious, lightweight silk. The material provides a mesmerizing, liquid-like drape and an exquisite texture, capturing the ethereal, ghostly essence of the original artwork while offering unmatched kinetic movement as the wearer walks.

• Dual-Functional Silhouette: Cut with an elongated, generous length, this piece is designed to be highly versatile. It transitions effortlessly from a dramatic, long-line button-down shirt to a lightweight, flowing outerwear coat when styled completely open.

• Boutique Heritage Motif: The underlying artwork holds massive historical significance within the house, as the original painting was selected to be featured as the exclusive background installation decor across several global flagship Yohji Yamamoto boutiques.

Sizing & Fit Profile

• Tagged Size: Size 1.

• Fit Note: Although tagged as a Size 1, Yohji's shirting from this particular silk capsule is notoriously generous, flowing, and oversized. The dropped shoulders and wide body ensure it drapes beautifully over smaller to medium frames, providing that iconic, billowed silhouette without sacrificing the intentional, long-line proportion.

Collector’s Note While this specific iteration did not hit the Paris runway like the Look 21 jacket or Look 39 shirt, it is highly favored by purists for its superior graphic continuity and the fact that it was personally worn by Suzume Uchida herself. This item is in magnificent, collector-grade condition with exceptionally minimal fabric pulling or snags—a genuine rarity for the notoriously delicate SS18 silk series. It represents an elite, investment-grade acquisition for any serious archival fashion enthusiast.