Wardrobe Made to Last

Clothing built to endure becomes the subject of this woodblock print, where Hiratsuka examines garments as objects that carry time, use, and identity. The title's emphasis on durability positions the wardrobe not as fashion but as functional craft, paralleling the woodblock print's own status as a handmade object designed to last. Fabrics, folds, and fasteners are rendered with attention to their material properties, and the composition treats the assembled clothing as a still life with biographical resonance. Each garment implies a body that once inhabited it and occasions that shaped its wear patterns. Hiratsuka's carved lines follow the drape and crease of fabric with a fidelity that acknowledges cloth as a medium with its own expressive vocabulary.