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

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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. "

" 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. "

" In Paris, we call the people who make clothing 'couturiers' - they develop new clothing items - but actually, the work of designing is to make something that works in real life. "

" Men have been buying my women's coats for years. "

" When I close my eyes, I still see things no one should ever experience: a bright red light, the black cloud soon after, people running in every direction trying desperately to escape - I remember it all. "

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

" Clothes have become more personal, more a matter of very individual taste. "

" Clothing is the closest thing to all humans. "

" 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. "

" If Mr. Obama could walk across the Peace Bridge in Hiroshima - whose balustrades were designed by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi as a reminder both of his ties to East and West and of what humans do to one another out of hatred - it would be both a real and a symbolic step toward creating a world that knows no fear of nuclear threat. "

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

" My touchstone started out being - and is still - exploring the ways by which to make clothing from a single piece of cloth. "

" Everything is an experiment. "

" Technology allows us to do many things, but it is always important to combine it with traditional handcrafts and, in fact, use technology to replicate dying arts so that they are not lost. "

" In the past, art was admired and revered from afar. Today, there is more of an interactive relationship between the art and the person who admires it. "

" A few of the influences on my career so far have been Isamu Noguchi, Irving Penn, and seeing the riots of 1968 in Paris. "

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

" Well, what I'm doing is really clothing. I'm not doing sculpture. "

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

" I was always interested in making clothing that is worn by people in the real world. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Function alone does not make clothing appealing. "

" 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. "

" A great thing happening now in art is that artists are using the figure, the body, clothing, life. "