Kogin Kimono
This kimono was made and worn by a woman living in Tsugaru, a penisula in the very north of Honshû, the main island of Japan. It is woven with fine indigo-dyed ramie. The decorative panel on the upper part has been stitched in white with a diamond pattern, a technique known as kogin. If she was to make a good marriage it was essential that a Tsugaru woman master the skills of kogin, and training began at an early age. By her wedding day the bride was expected to have woven and embroidered a number of fine garments for herself and her future husband. These would be worn on special occasions.
Kimono - Victoria & Albert Museum
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Vintage Japanese Fashion Advertisements
Kathy Kevan has compiled a great collection of vintage advertisements for fashion and sweets.
You can see more of her selection at her blog here
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Selected works by land artist Nils Udo
”The artist works on site using found berries, leaves, sticks, the movement of water, the growth of plants. Each piece is in response to the landscape and materials he finds around him. The beauty of nature and the gently altered landscapes revealed in Nils-Udo’s work are entrancing and mysterious.”
1. “Root Sculpture”, Parque Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico, 1995.
2. “Summer in the park,” Lime tree, bird berries and lime tree sheets, Aachen, Germany, 1999.
3. “The Nest”, Earth, stones, birch branches, grass, Lüneburg Heath, Germany, 1978.
4. “Water and Art”, Brookbed, Bindweed Blossoms, Ile de la Réunion, Indian Ocean, 1990.
5. ”Little Lake”, Ground water, connect hazel tree, bluebells, dead sheets, Vallery, France, 2000.
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