I work in three shades of black.

I've always said that growing up in postwar Japan, I never felt any connection to my work through those experiences. The work I do really comes from inside myself. For me, being born in Japan was an accident.

It would have more meaning for me to hear what critics have to say if their values and their ways of living were deeper and more serious.

I haven't yet made clothes that I have been totally satisfied with, and maybe I never will.

Most of the things I read from journalists are, you know, a little bit simplified and easy.

Not only in the creative world but also in the sports world. The most successful achievers in sports are people that are really driven and have that spirit of hunger.

My intention is not to make clothes. My head would be too restricted if I only thought about making clothes.