Apr. 20th, 2007

gurdymonkey: (yeahright)
Your Vocabulary Score: A

Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary!
You must be quite an erudite person.
gurdymonkey: (Default)
Cherish the Old, Know the New:
Onko Chishin: Kimono no Saisei-A Kimono Renaissance, Thursday, 4/19/07.Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Artist and designer Nobuaki Tomita is one of Japan’s most influential kimono producers and stylists. His work is dedicated to recreating traditional Japanese costume for period dramas and developing new fashions using traditional textiles to support the work of endangered artisans. In this presentation, Tomita will display several ensembles authentically representing different periods of Japanese fashion, from the days of Prince Genji more than 1,000 years ago, to the high style of Geisha, to the dress of contemporary women, as represented by characters in Japanese NHK television serial morning “dramas.” In Japanese with English translation.
http://asianart.org/bamboo.htm#events


Photos here

Profile

gurdymonkey: (Default)
gurdymonkey

March 2024

S M T W T F S
     12
3456 789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31      

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jul. 8th, 2025 12:10 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios