JAPANESE TADASHI SHOJI (TADASHI SHOJI) LEAVED THE COUNTRY OF THE RISING SUN FOR A FEW TEN YEARS BACK, SENDING IN AMERICA TO STUDY THE PICTURES OF ART. THEN HE WAS ONLY ONLY AMBITIOUS AND TALENTED YOUNG ARTIST, BOATING GREAT HOPES. BUT DESTINY PREPARED HIS OTHER WAY - HE BECAME A FAMOUS MODELER. ALREADY IN 1982, SHOJI HAS OPENED ITS OWN FASHION HOUSE, AND TODAY AMONG ITS PERMANENT CLIENTS, DECORA MESSING, QUIN LATIFA, JENNIFER HADSON, SELIN DION, SHARIKI DANIARI DANIARI.
And this is not surprising - Shoji creates such stunning, luxurious dresses that are breathtaking. Especially with us, mere mortals, who were present at the show of the spring / summer 2008 fashion designer’s collection, whose magnificent products will probably not wait long for their customers in the Saks Fifth Avenue department store of the Burjuman shopping center.
Tadashi, you love women very much! This is visible to the naked eye! Who is your lucky muse?
Love, over! But, creating models, I do not think of any one specific woman. I believe in a democratic approach, by virtue of form, cut and functionality. That is what every woman is looking for in clothes.
Today in Dubai I presented a collection of evening dresses and cocktail dresses, each of which is unique in its embodiment, functionally and intimately to a woman in essence.
Then where do you get your inspiration from?
Inspiration sometimes comes when dealing with the simplest things: from life, from books, from conversations with people, from contemplation. For example, the creation of the spring / summer 2008 collection was inspired by the words of the famous explorer of the seas, the French naturalist Jacques Yves Cousteau - "the sea, once revealing its depths to you, will leave you forever in its wonderful networks."
Therefore, in your collection there are so many endless blueness of sea water?
In my models I embody the theme of the sea in all its manifestations, embracing the multifaceted motifs of its shores. In colors, this is expressed through the use of saturated azure blue, milky white opal, the color of sea foam, cherry red and the color of bamboo. But the sea is changeable in nature, so calm is replaced by a storm, and textures come to the fore - pleated and layered, which emphasizes the depth and rhythm of the sea.
You have been creating invariably relevant models for so many years. What is the secret that Tadashi Shoji never goes out of style?
I never stand still, always dynamically developing and studying the latest trends in art, architecture, fashion and the social background that forms our society day by day. Then I synthesize my research in creating models of clothes, and that is why I am fashionable in the same way as I did decades ago. I learned this as a student when, in the incomparable seventies, under the guidance of guru Bill Witten, I created costumes for Elton John, Steve Wander, Neil Diamond, the Jackson family.
Did the Dubai audience enjoy your collection?
I was pleased to see the admiration on the faces of the ladies. I hope it becomes even larger when they see themselves in the mirror in one of my creations.
