Chiyo Textiles

Chiyo lookbook
Client: Personal Project

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Chiyo merges elements of both Japanese and Western styles of art, showing that the sublime is born in the convergence of opposing worlds.

The name Chiyo means "a thousand worlds", and also happens to be my mother's middle name. I feel a deep resonance with Chiyo for two reasons: being both Japanese and white, I am the child of a thousand worlds. My mother acted as an incremental force in my life when I was younger, encouraging me to carve out an identity of my own. While my quest for identity centered around my ethnicity, I believe that all people, regardless of background, undergo a similar struggle to define themselves. I believe that identity is formed when ambiguity is accepted, and that the inner self is fluid. We are all made up of many different parts that contradict on the surface, but in actuality this tension is what makes us beautiful as individuals.

Chiyo celebrates this sacred ambiguity that every person holds within themselves.