From The Beginning I Thought About Working

I Started To Work With Cotton Fabrics. I Used Cotton Because It's Easy To Work With, To Wash, To Take Care Of, To Wear If It's Warm Or Cold. It's Great. That Was The Start.

One Of My Assistants Found This Old German Machine. It Was Originally Used To Make Underwear. Like Chanel, Who Started With Underwear Fabric - Jerseys - We Used The Machine That Made Underwear To Make Something Else

I Did Not Want To Be Labelled The Designer Who Survived The Atomic Bomb, And Therefore I Have Always Avoided Questions About Hiroshima.

I Have Worked With Several Dance Companies.

From The Beginning I Thought About Working With The Body In Movement, The Space Between The Body And Clothes. I Wanted The Clothes To Move When People Moved. The Clothes Are Also For People To Dance Or Laugh