The social life of kimono : Japanese fashion past and present / Sheila Cliffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cliffe, Sheila, author.

Series:

Dress, body, culture.

Dress, body, culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kimonos.

Clothing and dress--Social aspects--Japan.

Clothing and dress.

Physical Description:

xvi, 229p. : ill.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.

Summary:

"The kimono is an iconic garment with a history as rich and colourful as the textiles from which it is crafted. Deeply associated with Japanese culture both past and present, it has often been thought of as a highly gendered, rigidly traditional and unchanging national costume. This book challenges that perception, revealing the nuanced meanings and messages behind the kimono from the point of view of its wearers and producers, many of whom - both men and women - see the garment as a vehicle for self-expression. Taking a material culture approach, The Social Life of Kimono is the first study to combine the history of the kimono as a fashionable garment with an in-depth exploration of its multifaceted role today on both the street and the catwalk. Through case studies covering historical advertising campaigns, fashion magazines, interviews with contemporary kimono designers, large scale and small craft producers, and consumers who choose to wear them, The Social Life of Kimono gives a unique insight into making and meaning of this complex garment"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Think fashion or tradition?

Tracing trends in Heian and Edo

Mode becomes modern: Meiji to twenty-first Century

In press and picture: kimono discourse

Making and marketing

Wearers and wardrobes

Returning kimono to the Streets.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474286107 : (ebk : Bloomsbury)

OCLC:

1201426742