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Takeo Through Time : ExhibitionThe young assume temporary immunity from the "middle-age crazies," expecting the affliction to hit somewhere between the ages of 40 and 45, and suspecting that, like lightning, measles or chickenpox, it never strikes twice in the same place.
Those older and wiser come to realize that the midlife-crisis phenomenon not only has the audacity to strike at any age, but can appear decade after decade, and as many as two or three times within a decade.
The symptoms are self-doubt, dissatisfaction and insecurity, occurring when one measures one's life in terms of successes and failures, wealth and status, counting up more negatives than positives.
The designer Takeo admits relying too heavily on standard measures of success when he was younger. Over the years he's won accolades for his creations, which often bear intricate beadwork and detailed embroidery. His gowns -- running the gamut from sedate to provocative -- have been worn by beauty queens, entertainers and Hawaii's first ladies. But, in marking his 20th year as a fashion designer, he says it doesn't matter whether others perceive his creations as beautiful or ugly, impressive or not. All that matters is his journey as an artist and human being, and what he becomes at the end of it.
A retrospective of Takeo's works, including photographs of his gowns and a handful o
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