My first Magazine UFASHON-MAG-Haute-Couture-FW-2017-2018 | страница 120

and ancient rituals that are so loved and re- spected, just like her, who made tradition and experimentation the perfect synthesis for creating exclusive Haute Couture. Her creations cannot be confused with those of any other Couturier in the world because Yumi Katsura is one-of-a-kind, as a designer and as a woman. Certainly, there is a lot to learn from her human parabola that over time has led her to be realized as one of the top female entrepreneurs in the fashion business in a world that is far too masculine. Grit, determination, and iron will to succeed: nicknamed “Lady Origami”, Yumi Katsura has an innate talent in shaping fabric just the way she wants. The ideal becomes reality under her skilled hands. In fact, it should not be forgotten that she studied sublime Haute Couture techniques at Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in Paris. Therefore, she possesses a masterful savoir-faire and is able to create dresses that are authentic dreams or, better, haiku, real poems that you can almost hear, at least with your heart, when you hear the rustle of her sophisticated creations on the catwalk. Her brilliant career began in 1963 an authentic passion for bridal, as demonstrated by the coupe de theatre that closed her last Haute Couture collection with a triptych of models dressed in white that, alongside one another, formed behind them a giant inlaid fan. Who has ever had such an idea characterized by such impressive design? These creations will remain forever in the history of fashion be- cause they are the most vivid and brilliant example of how Haute Couture is able, when it is really such, to touch the sky with a finger. However, technique is not enough. In YUMI KATSURA