Talk:Satomi Ito

Skater list
We could make a list of skaters she's worked with, with the seasons/time period next to each. @Henni147 Editor120918756 (talk) 13:57, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, if we find reliable sources for all, we can do that. Ito's own books should be a good start (I have access to their content). A list like that already exists on Ito's Japanese article that we can transfer and expand here with more skaters. I try to complete the two sections about her career and works now and add a corpus of the list in one visit. Henni147 (talk) 15:11, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
 * @Henni147 You seem well-prepared 😂 Editor120918756 (talk) 17:34, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I actually planned to create this article some time ago, but then I had so many other things going on (Hanyu's series, articles for professional figure skating and Shinya Kiyozuka, the table templates ...) and it kind of drowned in my pile of projects :D Henni147 (talk) 17:42, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Images that can be added
Can we take images directly from Ito's websites and interviews and link them into the wikipedia entries? These are technically official, even though we don't have permission for them. @Henni147 Editor120918756 (talk) 13:00, 28 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately not. Wikipedia only allows the embedding of images from the Wikimedia Commons library, which means the images must be either licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license or uploaded in the public domain space. This is not the case for Ito's images.
 * I genuinely think, that the current gallery with eight images is more than enough (some FAC reviews might be picky even with that). I also added a picture of Hanyu's Origin costume, which has been nominated for Best Costume at the 2020 ISU Awards and is currently displayed as a replica at Madame Tussauds in Tokyo. The section about Hanyu is currently hidden, but I hope to finish everything today. Ito's career summary got a bit longer than originally intended, but there are some interesting facts that I think are worth being mentioned. Henni147 (talk) 13:21, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
 * @Henni147 So how did you get the Madame Tussauds one？ Editor120918756 (talk) 13:45, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, we have none from Madame Tussauds as such. But thanks to fellow photographers Phantom Kabocha and David W. Carmichael, we got images of the original costume from 2019 Skate Canada and the 2019 Grand Prix Final in Turin. Especially the latter has really nice quality. Henni147 (talk) 13:55, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Update I have finally completed the life and career summary parts of the article. I decided to add images of Asada's The Bell costume, which was Ito's main source of inspiration as a designer, and Hanyu's purple Origin costume, which was nominated at the 2020 ISU Awards for Best Costume and is on display at Madame Tussauds in Tokyo now. I think, this is a logical selection that nicely supports the content of the sections.

I am preparing another section about Ito's style and influences as a designer, giving some interesting insights into her work. But I may need some more days for that. Then we can nominate it for the "Did you know?"-section on Wikipedia's mainpage. Since it's a brand new page, it satisfies all required criteria, so I think it's worth a go. Henni147 (talk) 16:01, 29 October 2023 (UTC)