Kimono Style looks at the history and evolution of the Kimono. Starting during the late Edo period through the 20th century. The John C Webber collection of Japanese art look at the connection between Western fashion and the Kimono. The exhibition explores the weaving and dying techniques that were used as well as the sumptuary laws that allowed different people different modes of expression. After being studied by western cultures couturiers like Madeleine Vionnet and Cristóbal Balenciaga took inspiration from the kimono for their avant-garde creations. You see the influence of western fashion arrive in the east with the evolution of the Kimono and what shapes it starts to evolve into.
The exhibition is made possible by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Fund, 2015.
The catalog is made possible by the Florence and Herbert Irving Fund for Asian Art Publications. Additional support is provided by the Richard and Geneva Hofheimer Memorial Fund.
