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

Beauty is like a sunset: it goes as soon as you try to capture it. The beauty you like is precisely that which escapes you.

I have worked with several dance companies.

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.

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

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

Work for money, design for love.