2 degrees East
I said good-bye to one of my assistants this week. Having graduated with her second degree, an MA in arts administration from Goldsmiths College, she has to fill her suitcase and return to Japan.
Yukiyo (Sugiyama) spent almost 3 years of study and work experience here in the UK during which time she immersed herself in ballet, opera, theatre, museums and galleries. She still somehow found time to help me in my studio, and in particular with planning my own Japanese trips. She returns to Tokyo to run the new concert hall at the Ueno Gakuen (a music university in Tokyo) which came to prominence recently when one of its students, Nobuyuki Tsujii, won the Van Cliburn Piano Competition.
To add to her souvenirs I thought that a light weight business suit would make a welcome change from her customary jeans and t-shirt. This charcoal grey fresco suit will be ideal for those sticky summer Tokyo days with humidity levels you could cut with a knife (’fresco’ is a type of open weave used particularly for tropical suitings). This particular fabric is cool to wear and also has a crease resistant quality that can withstand the most rigorous packing regimes!
Ganbatte. Good luck, Yukiyo. We will miss you very much.
Tags: fabric, Japan, suit, womens suit
