Hanae Mori, the great brand handbag designer that changed the world
How Hanae Mori, the great brand handbag designer that changed the world
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The radiant daylight catches Hannae Mori’s favourite model Hiroko en route to her
Wooden pagoda retreat.
Her bird-like frame, veiled in a tissue-soft, silk organza caftan printed with daisies, echoes Mori’s retrained elegance and Japanese aesthetic.
Kimono silk printed with cherry blossoms and butter flies, produced by Mori’s husband Kei, Japanese asymmetry and obi belting are all indicative of her respect for her cultural heritage as well the full collection of Ladies Tote with blossoms concept.
Invariably balancing this with Western styling, Mori’s feather light creations are consistent and sensible, never enslaved to the dictates of fashion as well the
Handbag with feather light concept.
A graduate in Japanese literature, Mori went back to college after her marriage and two sons to learn the fundamentals of dressmaking.
She designed costumes for Japanese film and theatre, before setting up shop at Tokyo’s shopping haven Ginza in 1955. She was admitted to Paris’s Chambre Syndicale de la Couture in 1977.