New Kimono The From Vintage Style To Everyday Chic

Author : Nanao Magazine
Publisher : Kodansha USA Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9784770031488
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Kimono written by Nanao Magazine and published by Kodansha USA Incorporated. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This best-of-selection of articles from Japanese contemporary kimono magazine Nanao is filled with inspirational photography and practical hints for the kimono lover: how to choose kimono and accessories; finding those great vintage buys; tips on customizing and coordinating your look; step-by-step guides to dressing; fabulous fashion spreads."--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Sheila Cliffe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472585550
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Life of Kimono written by Sheila Cliffe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Terry Satsuki Milhaupt
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780233175
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kimono written by Terry Satsuki Milhaupt and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the kimono? Everyday garment? Art object? Symbol of Japan? As this book shows, the kimono has served all of these roles, its meaning changing across time and with the perspective of the wearer or viewer. Kimono: A Modern History begins by exposing the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century foundations of the modern kimono fashion industry. It explores the crossover between ‘art’ and ‘fashion’ in this period at the hands of famous Japanese painters who worked with clothing pattern books and painted directly onto garments. With Japan’s exposure to Western fashion in the nineteenth century, and Westerners’ exposure to Japanese modes of dress and design, the kimono took on new associations and came to symbolize an exotic culture and an alluring female form. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the kimono industry was sustained through government support. The line between fashion and art became blurred as kimonos produced by famous designers were collected for their beauty and displayed in museums, rather than being worn as clothing. Today, the kimono has once again taken on new dimensions, as the Internet and social media proliferate images of the kimono as a versatile garment to be integrated into a range of individual styles. Kimono: A Modern History, the inspiration for a major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York,not only tells the story of a distinctive garment’s ever-changing functions and image, but provides a novel perspective on Japan’s modernization and encounter with the West.

Author : Manami Okazaki
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783791349497
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kimono Now written by Manami Okazaki and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the refined homes of Tokyo to the nightclubs of Kyoto; from gangster chic to Harajuku street style; from ateliers and catwalks to city sidewalks and religious festivals--this book shows how the kimono has continued to be one of Japan's most exciting wardrobe elements. Interviews with important industry figures, including clothing manufacturers and fashion designers, reveal how this traditional dress, with its simple and elegant form and timeless textile production methods, is as relevant today as ever.

Author : Lisa Comfort
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473582903
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sew Over It Vintage written by Lisa Comfort and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-04-23 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Includes simple and accessible instructions for how to cut your own patterns** Following on from her successful first book, Sew Over It Vintage is a brand new collection of fabulous projects from sewing expert Lisa Comfort. Inspired by Lisa’s love of vintage style and fashion, the stylish projects each have a vintage twist but still retain the modern style, allowing these pieces to work with and complement the rest of your wardrobe and your home. Featuring 25 projects, ranging from jewellery, hats, tops, dresses and bags, to cushions, lampshades, placemats, lanterns and a luxury chair pouffe, there are ideas for those who want to quickly create an accessory on a lazy afternoon as well as suggestions for those that want to invest their time in a large and impressive project. Every project has a clearly labeled skill level as well as step-by-step photography, ensuring the directions couldn’t be any easier to follow. And with instructions on how to draft your very own bodice block, all the clothing can be made to fit your body shape perfectly. There is no better way to inject some classic vintage style into your everyday life.

Author : Annie M. Van Assche
Publisher : 5Continents
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fashioning Kimono written by Annie M. Van Assche and published by 5Continents. This book was released on 2005 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "High-quality color photographs and period pictures illustrate this sumptuous volume, which should interest experts and laymen alike." --Choice The Japanese kimono is celebrated worldwide for its elegant, distinctive silhouette. Though quintessentially Japanese, the kimono form has influenced fashion designers around the globe. The 150 stunning kimonos in this beautifully illustrated book were created in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and they include formal, semi-formal, and casual kimono, haori jackets, and under-kimono (juban) worn by men, women, and children. Some of the garments reflect historical styles of design and techniques, while others illustrate a dramatic break with aspects of kimono tradition, as themes and designs from Western art began to predominate over Japanese references. The book, published to accompany a major traveling exhibition, traces the history of the kimono and illustartes the variety of colors, techniques, and designs used in creating this beautiful and symbolic garment. The kimonos featured here are drawn from the internationally renowned Montgomery Collection of Lugano, Switzerland.

Author : Yoshiko Tsukiori
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462919243
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stylish Wraps Sewing Book written by Yoshiko Tsukiori and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This DIY sewing book presents a fabulous new collection of lightweight wraps that are easy to sew and look fantastic! Stylish Wraps Sewing Book provides five free full-sized patterns that can be used to create 22 timeless wraps to keep the chill off—and look great in the process. All the sewing designs can be made in a few hours for a fraction of what you would pay in a store. And it is easy to mix and match different fabrics and styles to suit your wardrobe and mood. Here are just a few of the pieces you can make with this book: casual-to-dressy hooded cape flowing draped jacket or vest loose-and-light linen or wool coat simple, feminine, lightweight poncho ruffled bolero or classic blazer quilted coat or vest faux fur collar or stole and much more! The versatility of the sewing patterns makes it easy to adapt any of the designs to suit your unique style. The patterns are easily adjusted for size, and the soft, loose lines work for any figure. Whether your tastes run to ultra-feminine or ultra-classic, this exceptional home-sewing book has something for you!

Author : Jonelle Patrick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1645060292
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Tea Bowl Thief written by Jonelle Patrick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For three hundred years, a stolen relic passes from one fortune-seeker to the next, indelibly altering the lives of those who possess it. In modern-day Tokyo, Robin Swann’s life has sputtered to a stop. She’s stuck in a dead-end job testing antiquities for an auction house, but her true love is poetry, not pottery. Her stalled dissertation sits on her laptop, unopened in months, and she has no one to confide in but her goldfish. On the other side of town, Nori Okuda sells rice bowls and tea cups to Tokyo restaurants, as her family has done for generations. But with her grandmother in the hospital, the family business is foundering. Nori knows if her luck doesn’t change soon, she’ll lose what little she has left. With nothing in common, Nori and Robin suddenly find their futures inextricably linked to an ancient, elusive tea bowl. Glimpses of the past set the stage as they hunt for the lost masterpiece, uncovering long-buried secrets in their wake. As they get closer to the truth—and the tea bowl—the women must choose between seizing their dreams or righting the terrible wrong that has poisoned its legacy for centuries.

Author : John Marshall
Publisher : Kodansha International
ISBN 13 : 9780870118654
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Make Your Own Japanese Clothes written by John Marshall and published by Kodansha International. This book was released on 1988 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains detailed instructions on making Japanese garments, from kimono towo-toe socks, using either traditional Japanese sewing methods or easierodern methods. The book includes patterns, fabric suggestions and sizingnstructions.

Author : Keiko Nitanai
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146291926X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kimono Design written by Keiko Nitanai and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns uses hundreds of photographs and a wealth of information on colors, fabrics and embellishments to paint a portrait of Japanese culture, art and thought. Lavish classical patterns, sweeping scenes, and the many motifs that have been woven, dyed, painted or embroidered into these textiles reveal a reflectiveness, a sense of humor, and an appreciation of exquisite beauty that is uniquely Japanese. Organized according to motifs traditionally associated with each season of the year, Kimono Design interprets the kimono's special language as expressed in depictions of: Flowers and grasses Birds and other animals Symbols of power, luck and prestige Land-and-seascapes scenes from literature, history and daily life scenes of travel and the Japanese concept of other lands and many others… Extensive notes on all the motifs demonstrate how the kimono reflects changing times and a sense of the timeless. Information on jewelry, hairpins and other accessories is scattered throughout to give a fuller sense of the Japanese art of dress. This is a volume that Japanophiles, historians, artists and designers will all cherish.