Designer Profile 

Mia Hanaoka is a Japanese, Osaka-based designer graduate from Blanche Macdonald in Vancouver. She is a designer who has been working in a retail store since high school, and has been working at select shops, and as an experienced buyer for 3-4 years.

About the Collection

This concept of the collection explores the influence of feelings and conflict within oneself. Specifically spotlighting the small world of school, especially teenagers who are in between youth and adulthood. They have so many complex emotions within themselves. Many feelings of an uncertain future with limited time in student life, and only one thing is clear; that they have to be responsible for themselves. It feels as though they are in a box where nobody is around to lead them in the right way to grow. Mia Hanaoka expresses those complicated feelings by designing “SCHOOL UNIFORM”.

About the Brand

Unhindered_studio is a reminder of the “little things” in our days. Through many experiences, times, memories and thoughts. It emphasizes that throughout it all, we have to live in the present moment. We have to value the time NOW. But in the process, “a wavering feeling and inner conflict over yourself and your future" is the only thing one may be living in, and “that moment” goes by. Life is unhindered. But we can live “that moment“ in some way.

Unhindered_studio will be the reminder of those “forgotten things”. To remind people that life is a journey with many trails.