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" I like women who have their own idea of life: the woman who is assured, comfortable with herself, strong inside, proud of herself - not in an arrogant way, not showing off. "

Issey Miyake

Life

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Women

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" When I first began working in Japan, I had to confront the Japanese people's excessive worship for foreign goods and the fixed idea of what clothes ought to be. I wanted to change the rigid formula of clothing that the Japanese followed. "

" I've never been involved in any kind of political movement. "

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" A-POC unleashes the freedom of imagination. It's for people who are curious, who have inner energy - the energy of life and living. "

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

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" The combination of human skills with technology will always be at the root of any solution to the future of making clothes. "

" There are no boundaries for what can be fabric. "

" The future of fashion is light, durable clothes. "

" 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. "

" I sent 200, 300 of the clothes that I had made, and the dancers chose what they liked. "

" A-POC respects that there is a fine balance between the value of the human touch, which can be called artisanal, and the abilities of technology. I like to think of it as poesy and technology. "

" 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. "

" Clothing is the closest thing to all humans. "

" Architects always have a feel for time - the generation they live in - as we do, and they are always striving toward boundless adventure. "

" Indian paper is famous, Egyptian papyrus, Chinese paper... every country has used this natural material. But the problem is it's going to run out because it's very difficult work. "

" To be honest, I think we should find first the possibility to make it. Research is first - if you're not interested, you never can find something. Many things happen from forgotten machines - ones that are no longer used. "