Tsumori Chisato.

"Kiyomizu Temple"

"Kuruma 車,car"

I miss the times I spent the day wondering through Japan like a child. With child-like wonderment at everything in a land so foreign; especially in terms of culture. My trip to Japan has opened my eyes to come to appreciate little acts like greeting and a smile. It really does go a long way in modern day Singapore - a place where one occasionally gets cashiers that don't even bother looking into your eyes when they serve you. I miss the times in Japan where I would walk down the chilly street. It is a funny feeling to walk amidst the Japanese because one can't tell the difference between who is local and who is not until one hears words that escape the mouth. Until one carefully notices habits and mannerisms. Until one hears that familiar sing-song accent we so fondly remember as Singlish.I love Singapore, I am random, I contradict.

Now to make sense of Tsumori Chisato. She is a rather interesting Japanese designer who is under the A net group - a subsidiary of Issey Miyake. Her pieces are somewhat, similar to that of Rei Kawakubo's legendary designs. To get to the point, I saw a piece from Tsumori and liked it so much I bought it.