As I was preparing for my prêt-à-porter debut in Paris in April 1981, I decided to ensure that the collection would be devoid of any taste or flavor of Japanese culture. I was determined not to use any element Japanese fashion designers tended to use casually in their clothes, such as straight-line cutting and kimono patterns.
A "nonconformist," I was loath to do anything designed to go down well with foreigners. I only used European-style structural designs and cuts, adopting vinyl and urethane as their materials.
