until Sunday May 16 2021
Iwami Art Museum
5-15 Ariake-cho, Masuda-shi, Shimane-ken
698-0022 Tokyo
Japan
The World’s First Major Exhibition of Postwar Japanese Fashion from Monpe Work Pants to the Sustainability!
See "Fashion in Japan 1945-2020"
Japanese fashion designers began gaining worldwide acclaim in the 1970s. Until now, Japanese fashion has been discussed as if it suddenly came out of nowhere with the emergence of these designers, but this is not the case. After Japan began modernizing, dressmaking and tailoring were introduced in the Meiji Era (1868-1912) and became widely popular after World War II, and Japan developed its own unique sartorial culture.
This exhibition follows the unique trajectory of Japanese clothing, especially in post-World War II Japan, as seen from both sides: that of designers who transmit culture by creating clothes and ideas, and that of users who receive it by wearing the clothes and at times create era-defining grassroots fashion movements. It offers a comprehensive overview that references the predominant media of each era, such as newspapers, magazines, and advertisements.
This is the world’s first large-scale exhibition to unravel the varied threads of modern Japanese fashion history, from the dawn of Western style fashion in Japan to the latest avant-garde trends, while providing social and historical context.
Organized by : Iwami Art Museum, Shimane; The National Art Center, Tokyo; The Yomiuri Shimbun; Culture Foundation of Shimane Prefecture; Nihonkai Telecasting Co.,Ltd; The San-in Chuo Simpo Newspaper Co.,Ltd; The Chugoku Shimbun; Agency for Cultural Affairs; Japan Arts Council
