Atelier (2015)

Episode 1 - Lingerie 101

September 2, 2015 • 46 minutes

Mayuko steps into a curious new world: the lingerie industry. On her first day of work the office is busy with an upcoming floor show.


Episode 2 - You Are What You Wear

September 2, 2015 • 43 minutes

The atelier's owner, Nanjo, teaches Mayuko about brand strategy. Mayuko helps her first customer and finds she has much more to learn about lingerie.


Episode 3 - A Brand New Challenge

September 2, 2015 • 44 minutes

Nanjo pushes Mayuko to decide whether she wants in or out of the lingerie industry. A life-changing experience helps Mayuko grapple with the decision.


Episode 4 - A Change of Pace

September 2, 2015 • 45 minutes

President Nanjo wants to expand into big department stores. Preserving the brand while growing fast creates many issues for a small business to solve.


Episode 5 - Making My Mark

September 2, 2015 • 49 minutes

Sometimes you have to take risks to make a company grow. Mayuko is learning how to take chances while finding her place in the company.


Episode 6 - Marketing Matters

September 2, 2015 • 47 minutes

You can't sell products and build a strong brand without a bold advertising strategy. Mayuko volunteers so she can learn, but finds it perplexing.


Episode 7 - Race to the Top

September 2, 2015 • 46 minutes

Mayuko plans an ambitious runway show -- which she wants to rival those of the top designers -- but no one is sure how it will turn out.


Episode 8 - The Runway

September 2, 2015 • 46 minutes

Emotion is holding its first runway show ever. It’s an experience that goes beyond what the staff could have imagined. An incident occurs.


Episode 9 - What's Next?

September 2, 2015 • 44 minutes

With the big show finished and Emotion transitioning, Mayuko begins to think about her own future. What is lingerie to her? Where is Emotion headed?


Episode 10 - The Past is Present

September 2, 2015 • 51 minutes

Mayuko creates the ideal lingerie. Nanjo visits the old site of a lingerie maker from her thwarted past. Emotion’s founding secret is revealed.


Episode 11 - When the Cat's Away

September 2, 2015 • 43 minutes

The employees are all worried about work even though they are on extended leave. Mayuko begins to actually create the lingerie that she wants to make.


Episode 12 - Opportunity Knocks

September 2, 2015 • 49 minutes

The runway show is a success, and Emotion receives more attention from the fashion industry, which in turn brings the new request Mayuko has been longing for.


Episode 13 - Out in the Open

September 2, 2015 • 48 minutes

Emotion preps for a new runway show themed "elegance," but it unfolds like a memoir of Nanjo's past. Mayuko learns about Nanjo's true intentions.