SHIMOKAWA Matsue

The Blue & Green Art Project initiated its activities in 2020 with the goal of fostering regional sustainability through the connection of sea and land. This time, we introduced the perspective of wellbeing. The theme for this year's project was "Well-being by Sea and Land: Happiness is Found in Handicrafts". This thesis focuses on ‘Sustainable Handicraft Tradition and Design in Yamaguchi’, examining the mental, physical, and social wellbeing that handicrafts bring to people. It explores the dilemma between conventional handicrafts and design, delving into the study of wellbeing. Simultaneously, it archives presented in the exhibition ‘Happiness is Found in Handicrafts’ and explores new expressions of handicrafts. Concerning the tradition and transmission of handicrafts, the workshop was revealed as both a place of encounter and a valuable tool for discovering the inheritors.

Yamaguchi Prefectural University has clothing materials dating back to the days of Yamaguchi Women's Junior College and Yamaguchi Women's University in its collection as course materials. In this report, we present a women’s two-piece dress purchased at Mitsukoshi in 1960, out of more than 50 pieces of clothing materials, including dresses and jackets, for which the date of purchase and price are clear.

The author has been involved in the creation of clothing that incorporates the function of size adjustment as part of its design. At the same time, she has experimented with custom-made costumes and product development and sales of clothing and sundry goods. This paper discusses two of the author's creations, and examines the possibility of applying drawstring techniques and snap buttons for size adjustment. In addition, based on the relationship between the body and clothing found in the works of fashion designers, actual clothing sizes, and the size adjustment function of rental garments, the possibility of design using the size adjustment function of clothing is explored.