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Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk
This exhibition is now closed at V&A South Kensington
This exhibition presented the kimono as a dynamic and constantly evolving icon of fashion, revealing the sartorial, aesthetic and social significance of the garment from the 1660s to the present day, both in Japan and the rest of the world.
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Exhibition highlights
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Outer-kimono for a young woman (uchikake), 1800 – 30, probably Kyoto, Japan. © Image Courtesy of the Joshibi University of Art and Design Art Museum -
Woodblock print, by Utagawa Kunisada I, 1847 – 1852, Japan. Museum no. CIRC.638-1962. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Kimono ensemble, HIROCOLEDGE by Hiroko Takahashi, 2009, Japan. © Image courtesy of Hiroko Takahashi -
Wrap coat, by Duro Olowu, 2015, England. © Duro Olowu -
Kimono for a young woman (furisode), 1905 – 20, probably Kyoto, Japan. © Khalili Collection, K106 -
Anna Elizabeth van Reede, by Gerard Hoet, 1678, Netherlands. © Slot Zuylen -
'Kaidan' (staircase) hanging scroll, by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi, 1935, Japan. © Levenson Collection -
Robe with sash, 1905 – 15, probably Kyoto, Japan. Museum no. FE.46:1, 2-2018. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Costume for Obi-Wan Kenobi, played by Alec Guinness (1914-2000) in the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, designed by John Mollo, 1977, USA. © LucasFilms Ltd -
'Beyond', kimono, designed by Moriguchi Kunihiko, 2005, Japan. © Moriguchi Kunihiko -
Mantle, designed by Paul Poiret, about 1913, Paris. Museum no. T.165&A-1967. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Woodblock print, Katsukawa Shunsen, 1804 – 18, Japan. Museum no. E.12564-1886. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Vanity case in the shape of an inro, Cartier, photograph by Nils Herrmann, Cartier Collection. © Cartier
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Features
Inside the Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk exhibition
Take a look inside the UK's first major exhibition on kimono
Styling the kimono: Akira Times
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Kimono for a courtesan?
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Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e)
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Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk
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Background image: KIMONO Times, Akira Times, 2017. © Akira Times