I invented the name Little Sunny Bite: ‘little sunny’ is a little girl, and ‘bite’ references biting something. All babies bite toys – or anything that they find interesting, for that matter. I want girls to remember and keep that mindset when they grow up, meaning that you should wear whatever they want.
Also, meaning you should bite/try anything you are interested in. This is similar to what I said earlier, but if you try many things, you’ll end up finding your favourite music, models, actors or sports, for example. And everything is connected to fashion and your personal style.

Fun, life, confident.

We have several Kawaii cultures in Japan. I like Harajuku’s, but I prefer the vintage one. I think everyone believes that Kawaii only means to dress up in a doll-like style, but there are many different cultures. Actually, during the ‘80s and ‘90s, Harajuku’s Kawaii was super cool. Young people had very singular and unique styles, either wearing all black outfits, or lots of vintage, etc. Many yound designers debuted at that time, and brands were very cool.

I have many foreign customers and sell in six countries now. Little Sunny Bite is, of course, for all girls who love fashion and colours. Clothes express your feelings, so wear colour!

When I chose the collection’s theme, I was reminded of Larry’s movie Kids. It was unforgettable and shocking in a good way when I was a teenager. His world was amazing and I really liked his pictures too. Fortunately, I got good news as was able to work with him. I was super happy! Usually, I pick a famous character in every collection, so I picked the Muppets right away because they were my childhood cartoons too.

Not people, but old Japanese fashion magazines. As I mentioned, the ‘80s and ‘90s were amazing, so I look for old magazines at vintage bookstores here in Japan.

Of cause Larry’s collaboration pieces are all my favourites, but the best one is the Larry’s photo print sweater with a still where Chloë Sevigny was in the elevator about to go to confess she had HIV. This photo is my favourite. The scene was unforgettable, and I was lucky to be able to use it.

This is difficult, but I’m looking for the right spot to open my shop in Harajuku. I could open my space soon and do some events and fashion shows in Japan, but I also want to work in the United Kingdom. I want to show my Little Sunny Bite world to more girls around the world.