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10. The period when I gained experience at Paris Fashion Week and other events.
1986 was my first time attending Paris Fashion Week. I was taken there because two brands, ISSEY MIYAKE and JUNKO SHIMADA, were holding shows at our store. Nowadays, the maximum number of figures shown in a show is 40 or 50, but at the time, ISSEY MIYAKE's show featured around 240. There were rehearsals for the opening and closing, but the 200 or so figures in between were unrehearsed. My job was to cue the models backstage, and I was nervous, wondering if it would be okay to do it without rehearsals. I've been involved in Paris Fashion Week many times since, and I can see the deep understanding and seriousness of the culture.
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