This book reveals the fascinating history of fashion, made up of evolutions and revolutions.

The essential collection devoted to clothing

The habit makes the monk. The way a person dresses, whether with a sari, a kimono or a suit, is one of the essential keys to his personality and to his cultural, social and even religious affiliation. Founded in 1978, the Kyoto Costume Institute (KCI) attaches great importance to this societal, historical and artistic approach to clothing . The KCI holds one of the most comprehensive collections of costume in the world that brings together a wide range of historical costumes, underwear, shoes and fashion accessories, the XVIII th century to today.

Fashion ,fascinating journey through the last three centuries of fashion , showcases the vast collection of the Institute. With its remarkable photos showing the costumes skillfully staged on custom-made mannequins, the book testifies to the fact that “clothing is an essential manifestation of our being” and of the passion of the Institute for Fashion, considered to be. both rich and complex art form.

The authors are among the greatest minds and the most insightful observers of fashion studies: Akiko Fukai (Director and Curator Emeritus of the Kyoto Costume Institute), Tamami Suoh (Curator of the Kyoto Costume Institute), Miki Iwagami (Fashion History Lecturer at Bunka Gakuen University, Tokyo), Reiko Koga (former professor of fashion history at Bunka Gakuen University) and Rie Nii(curator of the Kyoto Costume Institute).

Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.07 kg, 648 pages.

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