Category: dress history

  • Where does fashion actually happen? Charlie Porter’s What Artists Wear sets out to articulate a lesser-told realm of “fashion” — one found not on the runway, but in artists’ wardrobes. I first encountered Porter’s book in Japanese translation 「アーティストが服を着る理由」 published in the summer of 2025. Porter explores distinctive and personal dimensions in various artists’ appearances.…

  • Kimono styling at Meiji era (1868-1912), might be more diverse, compared to our bias of kimono fashion. The exhibition:Unraveling the Evolution of Kimono Styles from Early Photographic Materials: Women’s Traditional Japanese Clothing in the Late Edo and Meiji periods (Dec. 2 2025-Jan. 24 2026) at Marubeni Gallery in Tokyo sought to unravel the transition of…