EAN: 9781851779925

KIMONO GEBUNDEN

Shortlisted for the American Textile Society R.L. Shep Award The kimono is the ultimate symbol
of Japan  revered within the country as the embodiment of national culture and regarded
internationally as an exotic fascination. The iconic garment is often viewed as traditional 
unchanging and timeless  but this book counters that conception  presenting the kimono as
highly dynamic and fashionable dress. The cultural and sartorial significance of the kimono is
explored in historical and contemporary contexts  both in Japan and the West  where its impact
on clothing styles has been felt since the seventeenth century. Beautifully illustrated  the
book features over 250 kimono and kimono-inspired garments from the V&A and collections around
the world  revealing its sartorial influence on pop stars from David Bowie to Björk and
examining the ways in which fashion designers such as Issey Miyake  John Galliano and Alexander
McQueen have reworked its legacy.

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