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- Title
Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection.
- Authors
Brock, Hovey
- Abstract
Kimono manufacturers required a steady stream of novel styles to boost sales and so began to incorporate design ideas and patterns from Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and even abstract art. In contrast to the Noh costume described above, a I meisen i kimono from the 1930s on display employs the I ogasuri i technique, a mechanized "large ikat" where both the warp and the weft yarns are bound and dyed before being woven. The ikat technique tie-dyes the silk warp yarns before they are woven into the cloth, which separates out individual threads along the color borders and results in ikat's characteristic shimmer.
- Subjects
KIMONOS; FASHION shows; WOMEN'S clothing; ART; WEDDING gowns
- Publication
Brooklyn Rail, 2023, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2157-2151
- Publication type
Exhibition Review