Through these three questions, we will learn more about \u201cWORK GOOD\u201d .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Freeing the Kimono from Stereotypes and Challenging Common Sense<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nWhat is your \u201cWORK GOOD\u201d (your own unique style of work)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I work in a diverse range of fields centered around the kimono. My job title is kimono designer, but I combine kimono with interior design, art, anime, and more, to appeal to the widest possible audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What do you keep in mind every day to realize your “WORK GOOD” (your own unique style of work)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love traditional, classic kimono, but I try not to resist using new techniques and technologies. I make a point not to be defensive. I\u2019ll make something if I think it\u2019s worth the challenge, even if there is no precedent. It\u2019s actually very exciting to create something completely new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is your “reason to work”?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I feel that my work has purpose when I can change the values of those I encounter through kimono. To free the kimono from the stereotypes that surround it: That it\u2019s old, constricting, and complicated. I want to live my life while challenging common sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kisaburo, Kimono designer<\/strong>
Kisaburo is the fourth-generation tailor of \u201cIwamoto Wasai,\u201d a tailor shop with 90 years of history. He was named after the first Kisaburo Iwamoto, an innovator in the kimono industry. Kisaburo offers simple and comfortable outfits, with the mission of liberating all people from stereotypes, beyond the boundaries of Japanese and Western style, gender, and more. Kisaburo\u2019s achievements include the 2015 Kisaburo Kaikoku Exhibition at Matsuya Ginza, ISETAN x Lupin III LUPINISSIMO IN ISETAN 2016, providing apparel for the 2017 Takizawa Enbujo Pamphlet, designing the kimono of Habu Yoshiharu at the 31st Ryuo Tournament in 2018, designing costumes for the ninja-themed episode of NHK program LIFE!<\/em>, and winning the first-edition 100BANCH Fellowship in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n*Profile at the time of the interview in the following article. <\/p>\n\n\n
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Kisaburo is the fourth-generation tailor of \u201cIwamoto Wasai,\u201d a tailor shop with 90 years of history. He was named after the first Kisaburo Iwamoto, an innovator in the kimono industry. Kisaburo offers simple and comfortable outfits, with the mission of liberating all people from stereotypes, beyond the boundaries of Japanese and Western style, gender, and more. Kisaburo\u2019s achievements include the 2015 Kisaburo Kaikoku Exhibition at Matsuya Ginza, ISETAN x Lupin III LUPINISSIMO IN ISETAN 2016, providing apparel for the 2017 Takizawa Enbujo Pamphlet, designing the kimono of Habu Yoshiharu at the 31st Ryuo Tournament in 2018, designing costumes for the ninja-themed episode of NHK program LIFE!<\/em>, and winning the first-edition 100BANCH Fellowship in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*Profile at the time of the interview in the following article. <\/p>\n\n\n
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