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" I became a fashion designer to make clothes for the people, not to be a top couturier in the French tradition. "

" My design is no design. "

" Paul Poiret did wonderful things because he was so influenced by motifs, but Vionnet really understood the kimono and took the geometric idea to construct her clothes - and that brought such freedom into European clothes in the 1920s. "

" All of my work stems from the simplest of ideas that go back to the earliest civilizations: making clothing from one piece of cloth. It is my touchstone. "

" My generation in Japan lived in limbo. We dreamed between two worlds. "

" Design is a vital component to the enrichment of our everyday lives. Japan has a very rich history and culture of design, and I feel it is a very important dialogue to open and keep evolving. "

" The core spirit of Pleats Please is joy, and what better emotion to wear on your skin every day? "

" Clothing has been called intimate architecture. We want to go beyond that. "

" I tried never to be defined by my past. "

" We can also cut by heat - heat punch. And we also can cut by cold - extreme cold. When you cut with heat, it makes a mark. With cold, no mark. It depends on the fabric. "

" I did not want to be labelled 'the designer who survived the atomic bomb,' and therefore I have always avoided questions about Hiroshima. "

" I am neither a writer nor a theorist. For a person who creates things to utter too many words means to regulate himself - a frightening prospect. "

" I am not sentimental about the past. I like to think about what is next. "

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

" Everything is an experiment. "

" Think of things that can be created, not destroyed, and that bring beauty and joy. "

" Clothing is the closest thing to all humans. "

" The important thing is to make something. In reality, it's not important that a designer be known by name - you can remain anonymous. Even the status of a designer will undergo changes, I believe. "

" I am most interested in people and the human form. "

" You see it in the many bouncing clothes that are not just pleats. To make them, two or three people twist them - twist, twist, twist the pleats, sometimes three or four persons twist together and put it all in the machine to cook it. "

" Our goals must be to find new, environmentally-friendly ways by which to continue the art of creation, to utilize our valuable human skills, and to make things that will bring joy. "

" 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. "

" Polyester is easy to work with and results in clothing that is well suited to the needs of a modern lifestyle. "

" I never thought fashion was the job for me, because I'm Japanese. Clothes! That was a European, society thing. "

" My fascination has been the space between cloth and the body, and using a two-dimensional element to clothe a three-dimensional form. "

" Retire? Never! We are far too busy! "

" In the Eighties, Japanese fashion designers brought a new type of creativity; they brought something Europe didn't have. There was a bit of a shock effect, but it probably helped the Europeans wake up to a new value. "

" Many people will say, well, clothes should be worn; but I think people can look at them in public, like seeing a film. I think museum exhibitions are very important. "

" Even when I work with computers, with high technology, I always try to put in the touch of the hand. "

" Most of us feel some kind of uncertainty, with the population increasing and resources decreasing. We have to face these issues. "