Everybody started
to feel a bit nervous since within two days they need to complete their
uniform. Pascale asked each women “how do you feel?” in the starting point.
Sitting as a circle, they have shown what they demonstrated what they have
done, and also talked about the exhibitions they love: which can be connected
to uniform as strong creating inspitation, by reflecting their own personality
or experiences.
Everyone’s work
and stories were impressive. I write about someone that stayed in my head quite
strongly.
Ayaka, who looked
most timid in the beginning days, who has short career as a guard, who normally
wears boysh clothes since having questions on her gender identity looked so
confident now! Pascale asked “Are you tired?” Ayaka”No, not at all! Fun!” After
laughing,“ At the beginning I was not good at sawing so I was nervous. But when
chaped appeared it turned out fun. Now I enjoyed a lot!” She went so wild now,
she knew what she wanted, she just became more and more spontaneous and
advangarde. She knew where she wanted to go. Looking back her attitude, what a
contrast! But the strength wsa already in herself. Pascale mae her notice, the
beauty of how she is just as she is.
Meme, who looked
most fashion loving person and having her own style dressing way, and who
attended art school and afterwards working in second hand clothes boutique in
Mito also, was lost, on contrary, at this stage. She said she feels uneasy to
put her individuality in her uniform and she fells she cannot use the clothes
she loves into her uniform even though those are really beautiful, special,
showing her own style and taste. How come?
Pascale has
decided to speak with her in person after lunch break. She encouraged her,
talking to her how good taste she has, in what she wears everyday, those colors
and patterns she usually wears and how she mixes them; there are quite special
and she has strength to wear them. “Why do not you do it in your uniform as
well?” “For example you can use fabrics you already showed us in the past days
which are so special. Why not using them?” “I thought it would be to
messy.””Not messy at all. You can wear it, you have strength in your self and
you have good taste that you were choosing them.” Then, she showed two
different patterned clothes which were Memes belongings, “For example, how
about this and this put together? It looks beautiful, right?” Meme, with her
big impressive eyes, which were filled with tears in the beginning part of the
workshop, gradually shined, and she started agreeing with Pascale. Based on the
design drawings she already did, they dicided that she would make additional skirt
wrapping the white dresses, with two different patterns in red tone. Then
afterwards, just go on working on it! On
the end of that day, Meme was proud of what she did in a day, putting on her
body, shoing happily and proudly in front of others. She is now happy with her
individuality showing within uniform her as well, not only in her free time
clothes! Other women were so happy to see her change, too.