Japanese designer, in New York, inspired by France

Japanese designer Yukari Suda is so inspired by Pas-de-Calais that when she founded her fashion house 18 years ago, she named it after the northern French region on the English Channel. It is perhaps unusual for a Japanese designer who speaks only Japanese to be so drawn to that particular corner of France, which is most famous abroad today for its worsening migrant crisis. Inspired by the famous “Dentelle de Calais” lace, the landscape, cliffs and light of the area, Suda has found success in Japan.

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Japanese designer, in New York, inspired by France