Send up a smoke signal.

KEMURI — the word means smoke — began with a pattern of swirling clouds, the follow-up to our RYU (dragon) cape.

Over those clouds we layered a check and asanoha, a traditional Japanese pattern of linked six-pointed stars. Stacked together, they rose as a smoke signal.

Two colors: light blue and pink. Both use the same three patterns; only the layering differs.

• Light blue: clouds in front, check behind — you can see all three patterns at a glance. The parts that look dark are a navy with a hint of purple.
• Pink: a pink base with black and green. Here the check comes forward, and the colors are layered so the pattern reveals itself on a second look. Look closely: the asanoha (star) pattern that looks green on the pink is printed in the same orange as on the light blue — the layering is what turns it green.

A smoke signal is a fire lit to send up smoke and carry a message across a distance. Send up your own smoke signal, and let it tell your story to every client in the chair.