My Story

Since my high school days, I have been interested in the free way of life for women. I participated in speech contests with the theme of how women can become independent as individual human beings.

At the age of 25, in my third year as a working adult, I started my own business. Shortly after that, I considered getting married. However, because my height is 171 cm, I couldn't find a wedding dress that fit me in any dress shop. As a result, I decided to open my own dress shop as a designer who makes haute couture wedding dresses for brides who can't find the dress they envision.

By continuously focusing on the silhouette of dresses that make brides look beautiful, I've earned several medals as a designer, and I've been involved in costume making for contestants in the four major international beauty pageants—Miss International, Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Earth. These beauty pageants not only focus on the beauty of women but also have themes of world peace and social contribution. Through these activities, my strong desire to more freely express my long-held thoughts about women living independently and achieving their dreams became stronger, leading me to the medium of art production.

My art starts with 'words.' There are 'words' that I want to convey before the artwork, and I transform them into art pieces. I want people to interpret the 'words' that my works speak with their eyes. And I want the viewers to convey those 'words' to someone else in their own words. I continue to create, hoping that by touching the 'words' emitted from the artwork, the world will become a slightly kinder, better place.

drawing by Dress design by Yukiko Nishimura

Dress designer

The reason I stepped into the world of weddings was to find a dress for myself. Once the wedding date was set, I started looking for my ideal wedding dress. Being tall, I found that there were hardly any dresses that fit me well. I considered ordering a custom-made wedding dress, but the cost was too high for me at the time. That's when I decided to make the dress myself.

This experience led me to think, "If I had trouble finding a dress that satisfied me, then there must be many other women with non-standard body types who are facing the same issue." And so, I decided to become a dress designer to help those many women

Wedding dress designed by Yukiko Nishimura

you can visit my designer website here (Japanese language):

Yukiko Nishimura International

Artist

Since starting my own business in my 20s, I have continuously created things from scratch as a creator. Wedding dresses, dresses for contestants, writing books, calligraphy, and contemporary art. I often hear people say, "You create a variety of things," but to me, it's all the same.

I simply want to create joy for people.

As for contemporary art, people might enjoy the work itself, but I also hope that the themes the art raises will make people think or even slightly change their behavior. By doing this, I hope to increase joy around the world, and I'm committed to this for life.

Artist's page at Whitestone