We discuss the V&A’s ‘Kimono: From Kyoto to Catwalk’ exhibition and the varied meanings of this fascinating garment. See links below.
Collina Strada: https://collinastrada.com/
Ian Kelly, Beau Brummell: The Ultimate Man of Style (2006): https://www.hodder.co.uk/titles/ian-kelly/beau-brummell/9780340836996/
Duro Olowu: https://www.duroolowu.com/
Arles – Les Rencontres de la Photographie: https://www.rencontres-arles.com/en
Julien Faure: https://www.instagram.com/julienfaure1864/
Les choses de Paul Poiret / vues par Georges Lepape (1911): https://www.vmfa.museum/piction/108734640-160584885/
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, Victoria & Albert Museum (to 25 October 2020): https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/kimono-kyoto-to-catwalk
Storey Studio (exhibition designers): https://www.storeystudio.com/project/va/kimono-kyoto-catwalk-exhibition
Curator Tour led by Anna Jackson, Keeper of the Asian Department:
https://youtu.be/oEf0iFNTVGw
https://youtu.be/hG6UVZexmc8
https://youtu.be/dvyC_pqYhvw
https://youtu.be/oz1AzscxHjk
https://youtu.be/OSgNdkcg9To
Netsuke & Inro, V&A: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/n/netsuke-inro/
Sheila Cliffe, The Social Life of Kimono: Japanese Fashion Past and Present (Bloomsbury 2020): https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-social-life-of-kimono-9781350211186/
Jennifer Craik, The Face of Fashion (Routledge 2003): https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203409428
Kimonos in the Khalili Collections: https://www.khalilicollections.org/all-collections/japanese-kimono/
Kitsuke: How to wear kimono (August 2017): https://youtu.be/gVdwYM75oLI
Wasoukan, How to wear a kimono (September 2020): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZyw9a9Ouji03DOIT2SlTUyrDJbKP7hBL
Ome Kimono Museum, Tokyo: http://www.omekimono.jp/
