金山靖子
yasuko kanayama
Born in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
He has loved clothes since he was a child, and after graduating from university, he moved to Tokyo and got a job in the apparel industry, but he had doubts about the sales style of dealing with inexpensive fast fashion, and quit after less than a year.
In the midst of all this, I came across a brand from a developing country called "Motherhouse" that makes world-class bags and leads to economic development, and I was impressed. Wanting to make things that would contribute to society as much as possible, he launched the clothing brand "toU" in 2010, began making clothes on his own, and traveled around Southeast Asia to collect materials. The following year, he visited Bangladesh and met Kanta. I was fascinated by the combination of patterns and color schemes that are not found in Japan, and the warmth of hand-sewing.
While exploring the possibilities of Kanta, "I just want to convey cuteness and cuteness," in 2022, he finally launched a brand "amAra" specializing in Kanta.