{"product_id":"kimono-anna-jackson-9781851779925","title":"Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeautifully illustrated, Anna Jackson's \u003ci\u003eKimono\u003c\/i\u003e includes more than 200 kimono from collections at the V\u0026amp;A and around the world, as well as examples of the ways in which they have been represented in paintings, prints, and photographs, and interpreted in popular culture and fashion, from Bjk to David Bowie, John Galliano to Issey Miyake.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The kimono--worn by women, men, and children--is the ultimate signifier of Japan: revered within the country as the embodiment of national culture and regarded internationally as an exotic fascination. Often viewed as a simple, unchanging garment, the kimono has been equated with\" tradition\" and seen as something static and timeless. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book, published to accompany a major exhibition at the V\u0026amp;A, London, presents the kimono as dynamic and fashionable and explores its significance in historical and contemporary contexts, both in Japan and in the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The kimono . . . cannot simply belong to Japan, or it will disappear. This is not a ceremonial garment. It's fashion; it always has been. And fashion is for everybody.\" --\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, Jataro Saito\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851779922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851779925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.40h x 9.60w x 1.30d","brand":"Anna Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44042468950271,"sku":"9781851779925","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee047941-2bfe-4eb6-afd7-18b46de2b15b.jpg?v=1684961707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kimono-anna-jackson-9781851779925","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}