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A scene from the episode with Hiroko Hatano

Season 1 — Episode 4 — 20 min

Model Hiroko Hatano makes her first garment of her own from fabric left sleeping in storage

From wool that was left behind, a garment for someone who lives in the public eye. We follow model Hiroko Hatano as she makes a camel pea coat and black trousers that look like leather with a menswear factory in Tsuyama, Okayama, and a sewing factory in Kojima, Kurashiki.

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  1. 01IntroductionHiroko Hatano, who has worn clothes as a model, on why she is standing on the making side for the first time.0:47
  2. 02My Own StyleIn her late forties, the clothes she truly needs have finally come into view.3:31
  3. 03Something to Throw OnMornings at the market are cold. Thinking up something to throw on that she can also wear in town.4:33
  4. 04In BlackShe loves black trousers. From a wardrobe that turns more monochrome each year, she chooses a fabric that looks like leather.6:31
  5. 05DesignAt a factory in Tsuyama, Okayama, leftover Italian cloth is laid out on patterns made only for her.8:15
  6. 06The MakersAt a sewing factory in Kojima, Kurashiki, makers talk about a fabric that keeps every needle hole, and about thread tension.11:00
  7. 07First WearTrying on the finished pea coat and trousers for the first time.14:25
  8. 08AfterwordHaving seen for the first time how clothes are made, she talks about how her view of them has changed.18:16

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Scenes

A scene from “Design”
05 — Design
A scene from “In Black”
04 — In Black
A scene from “The Makers”
06 — The Makers
A scene from “In Black”
04 — In Black
A scene from “First Wear”
07 — First Wear
A scene from “First Wear”
07 — First Wear

Made in this episode

Pea coat, trousers

Made with a menswear factory in Tsuyama, Okayama, and a sewing factory in Kojima, Kurashiki. Made to order, in limited numbers, at the SUBJECT. official online store.

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