The first time I noticed my favorite clothes

Thank you to everyone who came to the Shoda x Kawai Arisa couple exhibition 'Irodoriyama'.

Yesterday's live performance felt like watching a story told through music and pictures.

We will be closed on Monday and Friday this week to change exhibits, and the MITTAN exhibition will begin on the weekend of April 27th (Sat).

The specially ordered MITTAN shirts from Utsushiki are just right for this season.

The trees have started to sprout new buds since last week, and in my house, each of our five children is gradually changing their clothes.

Meanwhile, in a book I just opened,

The first time I noticed that I liked clothes was in a photo taken when I was 18 months old.

I came across a sentence by Issey Miyake, who had told a friend that the costume was a festival costume hand-sewn by his mother.

When was the first time you noticed a piece of clothing you liked, and what kind of clothing was it?

My eldest daughter wore an iai dress until she was in elementary school, but now my 3-year-old second daughter calls it a "dress."

I look forward to wearing it every Sunday when nursery school is closed.

The smile of joy on his face at that moment was so joyful that it made everyone around him happy.

This is an important piece of clothing that I continue to wear, sewing it back together no matter how many times it frays.

I think this dress will be the first piece of clothing she ever notices and likes.

When exactly does that "favorite clothing" begin to emerge?

And what exactly is the clothing we wear every day?

My husband, Yasuhide Ono, often says this.

You can tell a lot about a person's character by the clothes they wear.

At first you may think, "No, no," but there are probably some people who just aren't interested in clothes.

I thought so, but "not being interested" is also one of a person's thoughts.

You can see the thoughts that person has.

What I found most convincing was

When we are with our children, their clothes become a part of them.

I began to think that way.

Looking at my youngest child, who is now 18 months old,

It seems like there is no boundary between “clothing” and “self.”

So even if I eat my meal desperately and get covered in rice grains, or even if I go outside and get really dirty in muddy water,

It's similar to the feeling of eating naked or wading in muddy water naked.

Maybe you don't have the concept of "getting dirty"

Although he was dressed in the costume, he looked no different from himself.

It's gotten a little bigger since then

When my second daughter was about 3 years old,

You will begin to understand the boundary between “clothes” and “yourself.”

I don't want to wear the clothes my mother picked for me! (Shocking!)

When she comes home from nursery school, she takes off her uniform and runs around the house naked.

Is it because they are liberated from the role of "kindergartener"?

On the other hand, on her days off, she calls her favorite clothes "dresses" and it's clear that she dreams of being a princess.

Putting on a toy tiara and a dress, her daughter becomes the "Mucchi" of her dreams.

Protective clothing

Clothing as a role

Dressing up

Each one is a part of me.

I plan to continue wearing it for a long time to come, so I want to enjoy it.

Come to think of it, the first piece of clothing I noticed and liked was a yellow three-tiered frilly skirt.

What was the color and style of the first piece of clothing that you fell in love with?

The fun thing about clothing exhibitions is being able to try on clothes while having casual conversations like this.

We look forward to seeing you this weekend⚪︎

Ono Kaori