Re-Fashioning Kimono: How to Make ‘Traditional’ Clothes for Postmodern Japan
It is difficult to ride a bicycle or drive a car while wearing a kimono. Kimono are not considered suitable for contemporary life in Japan, and because of this, there is a pervading view that the Japanese traditional textile industry is in decline. However, Japanese designers and consumers are redef...
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| Language: | English |
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The Japan Foundation, Sydney
2015-06-01
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| Series: | New Voices in Japanese Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://newvoices.org.au/volume-7/re-fashioning-kimono-how-to-make-traditional-clothes-for-postmodern-japan/ |