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Keiko Okamoto was born in Kyoto and raised in Kamakura, Japan.
She graduated from Women's College of Fine Arts, majoring in textile dyeing and
weaving (B.F.A.)
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She
started her career as a fabric
designer experienced in Yuzen dyeing for kimonos and then in textiles
for Western clothing.
Artistic design of the fabrics & drawing became her
avocation while she devoted herself to the textiles/fashion
business in Tokyo. |
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In 2004, she
earned Master of Science (M.S.) at Ohio State University.
Her major was
Textiles & Clothing,
Consumer Sciences, where she looked into the
differences in business style between Japanese & American
textiles/fashion industries. She learned that the present business
styles are deeply affected by the history of each country's industry. |
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After returning to Tokyo, Keiko
became involved in global sourcing for the Japanese fashion market.
Taking advantage of her study in the United
States and her work experience in
every stage of the textile/fashion industries- from fiber, textiles,
garment making, sourcing, to retail- she
writes an essay, "Where does the Japanese fashion business go?" in
Japanese.
Her present interests are retail segments in relation
to sourcing strategies in global textiles/fashion industries. |
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Book Project
Solar Plate Etching with Watercolor
pencils, 2004
MoMA
Contemporary Japanese textiles at Museum of Modern Art,
1998
Private Exhibition
at Hori Gallery, 1992
Private Exhibition
at Gallery Aizome 2008
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