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Sandra Sakata (born 1940, Watsonville, California – died September 21, 1997, San Francisco, California) was an American fashion designer〔(Obituary for Sandra Sakata by J.L. Pimsleur and Trish Donnally ), articles.sfgate.com, September 24, 1997〕 and fashion retailer. She was a proponent of the art to wear movement and featured one-of-a-kind creations at her boutique Obiko, co-founded in 1972 on Sutter Street, San Francisco, with Kaisek Wong, Alex Mate and Lee Brooks.〔(''Surface Newsletter'', Volumes 9-12, p. 61 (1995) at )〕 She sought to showcase the work of artists she met in the San Francisco Bay Area.〔 A Japanese-American, she was known for being an "exquisitely dressed" "dynamo" and traveled in the Far East. Her apartment included displayed some the goods she found in her travels.〔 ==Background== Sakata was born in Watsonville, California in 1940. She spent her early years in the Poston internment camp in Arizona.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=2003&mtch=169&tf=F&q=Sakata&bc=,sl,fd&sort=24940%20desc&rpp=10&pg=12&rid=73980&rlst=73996,74070,74006,74043,73980,73999,74049,73981,74071,74085 )〕 Sakata graduated from California State University, Chico and received a teaching certificate from the University of Hawaii. She worked as a flight attendant for Pan Am for six years before returning to San Francisco. In the mid-1970s she "found her true metier" and became a boutique owner.〔 The Obiko boutique featured avantgarde window displays and sold the works of many San Francisco designers. Items sold includedtie-dyed dresses, handwoven scarves, hand-painted jackets and handcrafted jewelry. "I had met so many talented artists in San Francisco, and I wanted to showcase their work", Sakata recounted in a 1995 interview. "I didn't want to just line the clothes up on a rack. I created a total environment of paintings, antiques, sculpture and flowers to set a mood for the clothing and jewelry."〔 Sakata played an important role in promoting the wearable art movement.〔 She inspired designers to produce jewelry, hand knits, woven fabrics, and hand-dyed silks inspired by ethnic influences worldwide that are emblematic of the "art-to-wear" movement. These designs were included at the flagship store, located on Sutter Street near Union Square. She expanded her Obiko boutique in 1983 with an outpost at the Bergdorf Goodman store in New York, which closed in 1997.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sandra Sakata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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