Mame Kurogouchi Spring-summer 2020 Paris fashion week

The family of Kurogouchi used to grow silkworms during her grandmother’s days. Silkworms were treated as a sacred being with respect as they brought business to the family. Silk is considered to be a normalised material, but back then, it would take 3000 cocoons in order to weave a piece of Kimono garment. While, Silk has had a special place in Mame Kurogouchi’s design, she has come to think without doing it themselves, she couldn’t understand the challenge of weaving a textile using cocoon