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The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse.

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Of course there are many ways we can reuse something. We can dye it. We can cut it. We can change the buttons. Those are other ways to make it alive. But this is a new step to use anything - hats, socks, shirts. It's the first step in the process.

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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.

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I suppose there are many, but I cannot imagine ever having a more perfect collaboration than that which Penn-san and I shared. It was based upon mutual trust, respect, and a desire to have our own work pushed to new places. And it always resulted in delight.

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I realised I wanted to make clothing which was as universal as jeans and T-shirts.

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I always wanted to create clothing that was universal - easy to wear, to care for, and that was also beautiful. As such, I became interested in polyester, and its potential, from the beginning of my career.

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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.

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By the way, Marilyn Monroe was a size 14.

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We have to keep a very tight check on quality.

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I make clothing, and I don't care about trendy things.

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Biography

Nationality: Japanese

Type: Designer

Born: April 22nd, 1935

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