Japanese - Designer | January 15, 1948 -
Time flies so quick. I remember my second year in business when Bullocks Wilshire did a whole window of my white dresses. I was so excited, I went there at night and took pictures.
Tadashi Shoji
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Anyone can wear my dresses. They will look good on any figure, no matter what shape you are. I want to celebrate a woman's inner strength, to inspire real women and make them feel confident and beautiful.
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As I get older, I find that wearing bright colors cheers me up.
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I design to make women feel confident and beautiful.
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Don't wear dresses that are too tight. A size number is just a number. If the fit is comfortable, it will look more elegant.
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I like quiet. No television cameras. I'm not the Hollywood type.
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When I was young, about 18 or 19, I read all the Dostoyevsky novels, which made me want to go to St. Petersburg. So I went, and I was so inspired.
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Am I famous in Japan? I don't know, and I don't really think of myself in that way.
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My brother told me he was very proud of me, of the business I have built, and that gives me joy.
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I am not really brand-conscious; I pick out clothes that appeal to me regardless of the label, but I consider my style very American.
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There's almost a T-shirt feeling to wearing my evening dresses.
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It's a Japanese way of thinking, that I give value for my merchandise. So I don't want to sell unnecessarily expensive dresses and make just 10 or 20 and then feel satisfied. I want to design for real women who can afford my dresses.
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