I have to admit that this lovely purple cover stole my heart! Not to mention hundreds of beautiful patterns and details inside… Taisho Kimono: Beauty of Japanese Modernity in 1910s & 20s is a perfect book for kimono and design lovers, as well as a great source of inspiration for fashion and graphic designers.
You can find here numerous examples of kimonos from the Taishō era (1912-1925) and early Shōwa (1926-1989), decorated with dynamic, colourful patterns inspired, among others, by the art deco style popular in Europe and the USA. The book is divided according to motifs: plant, animal and geometric. Unusual patterns for traditional kimonos are also shown, such as arrows with feathers, and even notes or umbrellas!
Four chapters full of colourful “modernized” kimonos – striped, with swallows and mandarin ducks are preceded by a bilingual introduction, from which we learn about the influence of the European trends on the development of Japanese design. We can also read about Japanese moga (short for modern girl – a girl fascinated by Western style) and the production of meisen silk.
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