When you were in Tokyo last year, what did you think about?

My Tokyo store. I need a store there. I need to be connected there. There are several storefronts and spaces I am interested in in Tokyo, and am open to suggestion. I feel there is great opportunity for me to participate and support a scene that has done the same for me. There is an energy in Tokyo that is unmistakable and crucial to my work. I am interested in collaborating there with people and themes that produce as much energy as my clothes do. To participate in Tokyo’s scene that has already been a support for me would be a dream come true. HELP ME OUT TOKYO!

What was your impression of Tokyo, in terms of fashion, before you actually came here.

If you are at all interested in a broader global fashion scene, or even street scene or nightlife’ – it’s impossible to ignore the blog world, and the effect it has on fashion. I was aware of Japanese fashion/lifestyle publications and blogs, such as The Fashion Ramone, etc. I am pleased to find that the blog world in Tokyo was not lying. What you see is what you get. There are unmatched fashion sub-cultures in Tokyo.

What is your plan for the future?

I have just accepted a teaching position at the Kansas City Art Institute. I am replacing a woman who has been teaching in the Fibers department for some time now – so I have big shoes to fill. However, I have been on a lecture circuit for the last year, and feel prepared to present my ideas in a classroom setting, as well as facilitate student’s ideas. In a classroom setting the ‘give and take’ is unique and exciting.

Also this year I am collaborating with a number of artists and collectives for the next season. One of particular interest is a capsule collection with Malcolm Stewart and Bec Stupac, called Peacock and Peggy. It is an expansion of personal work for all of us, with an emphasis on the unwearable wearable. The work is intentionally broad, but focused. The work confronts a medium that exists only between the three of us – an experience that I have coveted for some time now. It purveys our material/tangible work.

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