Kimono Kyoto to Catwalk
Kimono Kyoto to Catwalk
- ISBN 13:
9781851779925
- ISBN 10:
1851779922
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 03/17/2020
- Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
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Summary
The kimono—worn by women, men, and children—is the ultimate signifier of Japan: revered within the country as the embodiment of national culture and regarded internationally as an exotic fascination. Often viewed as a simple, unchanging garment, the kimono has been equated with” tradition” and seen as something static and timeless.
This book, published to accompany a major exhibition at the V&A, London, presents the kimono as dynamic and fashionable and explores its significance in historical and contemporary contexts, both in Japan and in the West.
“The kimono . . . cannot simply belong to Japan, or it will disappear. This is not a ceremonial garment. It’s fashion; it always has been. And fashion is for everybody.” —Vogue, Jataro Saito