I'd make my whole collection with just one square of fabric. I wouldn't do anything else; everything had to be made from one square. This is just one example.

Fashion is not art. The aims of fashion and art are different and there is no need to compare them.

I am kind of like the guide, the leader of this discussion. It could be from me, it could be from other people, it could be a mixture. It's a real sort of guild. I lead it and direct it and inspire it.

For something to be beautiful it doesn’t have to be pretty.

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.

For me, I haven't succeeded in any way whatsoever.

You can tell if it's a good collection if people are afraid of it. In ten years, everyone will love it.