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Kimono : the art and evolution of Japanese fashion - the Khalili collections / edited by Anna Jackson ; with additional texts by Nagasaki Iwao, Timon Screech, Christine M.E. Guth and Kendall H. Brown.

Contributor(s): Iwao, Nagasaki [author.] | Screech, Timon [author.] | Guth, Christine [author.] | Brown, Kendall H [author.] | Jackson, Anna (Anna M. F.) [editor.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Thames and Hudson, 2015Description: 319 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 31 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780500518021 (hbk.) :Other title: Kimono : the art and evolution of Japanese fashionSubject(s): Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Kimono | Kimonos -- Japan -- History | Kimonos -- Pattern design -- Japan -- History | Beauty and Fashion | Beauty and FashionDDC classification: 391'.00952 Summary: The Khalili Collection of Kimono, which comprises more than 200 garments and spans almost 300 years of Japanese textile artistry, brilliantly conveys the remarkable creativity of designers who used the surface of the garment to produce a wearable work of art. An enormous range of patterns and motifs were executed in an often complex combination of weaving, dyeing and embroidery techniques, some garments requiring the expert skills of a number of different artisans. The Khalili Collection includes formal, semi-formal and informal kimono, undergarments and jackets, worn by women, men and children.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Khalili Collection of Kimono, which comprises more than 200 garments and spans almost 300 years of Japanese textile artistry, brilliantly conveys the remarkable creativity of designers who used the surface of the garment to produce a wearable work of art. An enormous range of patterns and motifs were executed in an often complex combination of weaving, dyeing and embroidery techniques, some garments requiring the expert skills of a number of different artisans. The Khalili Collection includes formal, semi-formal and informal kimono, undergarments and jackets, worn by women, men and children.

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