Courtesy of Uniqlo
So we obviously had to do everything for this during a lockdown. Usually we would be in contact with each other, and we're in person. I was thinking for this collection that I — compared to the other ones we did — actually wanted something which was simplistically honest, really reduced down.
So for example, we had on the smock dresses, I wanted to use these multicolored threads, and we also had the little embroideries of the flowers on the t-shirts and the chain stitch. I like this idea of adding something humble onto the jean pocket, or something that felt very, very tiny. I wanted something that didn't feel loud, something that felt very kind of that it nearly was done by someone who was sitting in front of a TV. You know, like it was something which was pure somehow.
Uniqlo is something I wear all the time. It's like the basis of my entire wardrobe. I feel like I have a very personal relationship with the clothing aspect of it. In a weird way you would think, Oh, well, that's the easier thing to do. It's actually incredibly complex in terms of design. It takes a lot more fittings. It's a lot more precise. What I always learned from Uniqlo is this idea where you're developing a fabric from scratch.