Womenswear Catalogue: Cherry Lipped Memoirs

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cher- c r rylipped memoirs [looks at geisha by the tree, smears some of the cherry ice on her lips] Now I’m a geisha too.

You cannot say to the sun, More sun. Or to the rain, Less rain.

To a man, geisha can only be half a wife. We are the wives of

nightfall. And yet, to learn kindness after so much unkind-

ness, to understand that a little girl with more courage than

she knew, would find her prayers were answered, can that not be called happiness? After all these are not the memoirs of an empress, nor of a queen. These are memoirs of another kind.

cherry-lipped memoirs

- cherryed “With twelve pieces to each kimono and the corset-like obi, the restriction of the kimono’s layers helped the actresses maintain their elegant, geisha movements.”1

‘’clustering beauty, the beauty of piling up, gathering together, strength through repetition.’’

-Rei Kawakubo

“Even a stone can be worn down with enough rain.”

“Now I know that our world is no more permanent than a wave rising on the ocean. Whatever our struggles and triumphs, however we may suffer them, all too soon they bleed into a wash, just like watery ink on paper.” -Memoirs of a Geisha

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W e b e c o m e G e i s h a b e -

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o u r o w n d e s t i n i e s .

W e b e c o m e G e i s h a b e -

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S h i b a r i ( 縛り) i s a J a p a n e s e w o r d t h a t l i t e r ally means “to tie” or “to bind”.

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ɒlwez

sɪstər

satsu

sɛd

ðæt

maj

Mother always said that my wəz

lajk

ðə

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sister Satsu was like wood.

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As rooted to the earth as a Sagura tri.

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tree. But she told me I was like water.

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way, even through stone.

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water makes a new path.

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colour swatches

ell ▶ colour palette references japanese customs, food and nature inspired by the movie

‘memoirs

of a geisha’. delicate and sometimes translucent pastel colours are juxtaposed with solid browns, blacks and white to push the theme of the binary, ying-yang and highlight the contrast between the dainty geisha world and harsh reality of the war.

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look 1 jacket + top + pants

cherry-lipped jacket + ankle bind pants + cross-over shirt

# 11301 ▶ sheer polyester organza layered jacket. japanese pink and writing ink black. CB flare, french seams and side pockets. inner pink bolero.

# 11201 ▶ japanese pink silk de chine slim fit pants with adjustable ankle binding, two pleats at front and two darts at back. 2 pockets and trouser clip opening.

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# 11101 ▶ leather collar double cross over adjustable belt straps. loose fit linen top with elbow and underarm openings. panel waistband.

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polyester layered japanese writblack. CB rench seams pockets. nk bolero.

ther colouble cross adjustable straps. loose inen top with and underpenings. panel band.

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look 2

# 11102 jacket + top + skirt

kimono jacket + constriction top + bulge skirt

# 11302 ▶ fine egg shell yellow embroidered cotton fabric with shoulder detail (criss-cross panels), stiff double leather collar with belt extension. Underarm opening with pockets. Leather trimming. dr crab pink polyester nylon lining.

# 11202 ▶ milk bun linen over skirt with water blue and egg shell yellow polyester organza inside ruffle padding. sewn in linen rope binding with gathers. linen ruffle at waist with two darts. dr crab pink polyester nylon lining.

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# 11102 â–ś cropped milk bun linen and mud leather top. leather collar with belt and pocket detailing. princess panels and overthe-arm belt constriction (adjustable for both over and under the arm wear) Leather trimming CF with metal zipper. conjoined collar and CB panel with two darts. dr crab pink polyester nylon lining.

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look 3 top + skirt

breeze shirt + sunshine freedom skirt

3# 1110 â–ś loose white silk de chine top with yoke, self cover button and placket, leather collar detail. patch pockets with leather trimming and tie waist binding.

# 11203 â–ś ankle length layered sheer polyester organza skirt with floral detail. double leather belt/waistband with gathered centre-front drape.

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â–ś japanese army uniform: linen with underarm opening for ventilation

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look 4 top + pants

refresh top + bind pants

# 11204 â–ś pure white silk de chine loose fit pants with drawstring waistband and bind loops and adjustable ties.

# 11104 â–ś dyed fine egg shell yellow silk de chine halter top with floral detail and tie waist band.

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ilk fit wstring bind stable

fine egg shell silk de chine top with floail and tie and.

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look 5 dress

cherry-lipped dress w/ belt

# 13305

▶ brown with ora stitchin 30. 3/4’ buckle a brass ri Attached to linen belt can adjustab

▶ linen with dra paneling at back. zip CF a paneling front dr rings. d polyeste ing with facing.

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# 13305 ▜ brown leather belts with orange contrast stitching rasant 30. 3/4’ width belt buckle and d-rings. brass rivet detail.

Attached to shoulder to linen base. bottom belt can be removed. adjustable. â–ś linen dress base with draped cape and paneling. six pleats at back. Invisible zip CF and front paneling. attachable front drape with drings. dr crab pink polyester nylon lining with 5.5cm self facing.

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look 6 dress

water bind dress w/ linen ties

# 11806 â–ś white silk de chine with linen binding. gathered at shoulders and ruffle side. slit opening,

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Printed on Mohawk 104gsm paper smooth cream supplied by Hornsby Art Shop, Raleigh Paper.

Fonts: Hiragino Mincho Pro 8pt Prestige Elite Std. 7pt Lane D 14pt Trajan Pro 6pt wide spacing Printed 2011Š Christine Pan All design by Christine Pan