Japanese Dress in Detail

by Josephine Rout, Anna Jackson (With)

A unique insight into the history and key themes of Japanese dress from the eighteenth century to the present, Japanese Dress in Detail reveals the elaborate embroidery, precise folds, and sophisticated dyes that form some of the most beautiful garments in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s unparalleled Japanese dress collection. This book provides readers with the rare opportunity to examine historical clothing, from breathtaking Edo-period kimono, court robes, and No— theatre costumes to indigo-dyed utilitarian garments and exciting contemporary designs.


Featuring both garments and accessories, this book is an extraordinary exploration of the beauty and complexity of Japanese fashion. Specially commissioned close-up photography and authoritative texts accompany each garment, and front-and-back line drawings make this publication an invaluable resource for students, collectors, designers, fashion lovers, and Japanophiles.

Genres: Fashion, Japan, Nonfiction, History

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 2020

Reviews

[ツツ · Rating 5 out of 5]

さしこ　刺し子

いんろう　印籠

Obi:
帯揚げ, 帯留め, 帯締め

[Hanneleele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seda raamatut loetuks nimetada on veidi veider, kuna valdavalt on siin pildid, väikeste kirjeldustega, mis rõivaesemega tegu, mis tehnikas see on kaunistatud, ja kellele kuulus. Lugemist niisiis palju ei ole ja ma ei saa ka öelda, et ma iga viimase kui teksti tõesti läbi oleksin lugenud. Selleks, et saada põhjalikumat ülevaadet, mida Jaapanis läbi aegade kantud on ja mis rõivaese käib all ja mis peal ja milline see koos välja näeb, tuleks lugeda ja vaadata midagi muud. Nagu üldse igasuguse jutu saamiseks. Ent kauneid ja inspireerivaid rõivaesemeid on siin mitmeid. Eriti meeldib mulle see, kui palju motiive on kirjandusest ja et luulelembene ja haritud tütarlaps (aga ka mees, muidugi) võis (küll mõne kirjandusklassiku, ilmselt mitte enda) luuleridu ka kimonol kanda. Mõelda vaid!

Teos on laenutatud Eesti Rahvusraamatukogust.

[Tibor Bende · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was interested in what Japanese dresses tell about their wearers and the culture in which they are worn in.
This books details how these dresses, headwear, footwear, etc. from the V&A collection are made of, but also who and when they might have been worn and a little cultural context where available. A good read, and the high quality pictures make it enjoyable.
Extra kudos for the introduction.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful. Detailed and close up photographs, cultural context. Great resource for costume makers, and other textile enthusiasts.