Utopia on the mountain top

technical description

Sheer black lace jacket with hand knitting flower motives, sheer cross stiched white blouse, velvet black Hakama trousers with oversized shilouette, black sheer tights, black headpiece with original lace and white Tabi shoes.

concept

The Covid pandemic took Momoka Sato’s grandmother away, forcing the designer to consider the theme of death for the first time. Her response was a collection that honours her grandmother in every detail. It celebrates her craftsmanship, knowledge of traditional arts like Cha no yu (the tea ceremony), Ikebana (the art of flower arrangement) and Sumi-e (the art of ink painting), and wisdom. In Japanese tradition, a deceased person's spirit enters an ascetic practice for 49 days and this determines their fate in the afterlife. Momoka turns this concept into a narrative, with each beautifully crafted ensemble representing a specific step of the character's journey to Utopia.

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