by Rebecca Copeland | Jul 2, 2025 | Memories
My mother was never much of a clotheshorse. She had a serviceable wardrobe and, aside from the lovely purple dress she sewed for herself sometime in the 1950s, she eschewed anything too fancy. If anyone was fashion-forward it was my father. He always had suits in the... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Dec 6, 2023 | Japanese Culture
Part Two: Finding My Fit in a Free-Size Dress “Remember, you need to bring a friend,” Fujie-san said as we prepared to end our phone call. “A Japanese friend.” Ms. Fujie Atsuko was Uno Chiyo’s business secretary, literary agent, and tenacious gatekeeper. She set the...
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