The painting was inspired while at an artist residency in Japan in the Spring of 2025. The three figures were my housemates, 2 musicians and a young black painter from New York. I chose to paint them as a record of their differences in garment choices. One, chose to find a local designer creating pieces of natural material of significant cost, but lasting quality. She was well aware of the planetary cost of fast fashion. Another chose cheap throwaway garments from a well-known cheap franchise store nearby. Finally, the young man visited second-hand vintage stores that sold primarily western clothing from the US.