Mori was born in the western Japanese prefecture of Shimane in 1926.
森さんは生まれました、島根という西日本の県で、1926年に。
After making a name for herself as a designer of costumes for movies, she won international acclaim with her collection presented in New York in 1965. It was dubbed “East meets West.”
“It's very important to consider your own roots when doing business. When you're young, you tend to look at countries other than your own. I believe Japanese culture is different from Western culture and is our treasure.”