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Kimono
in translation The Japanese kimono and its Swedish equivalent seem to be total antipoles. The Japanese kimono is traditionally worn at special occasions and festivities, an outfit to be admired at the customary tea ceremonies. To me, a kimono the Swedish way, is a dressing gown in berry cloth or other soft fabric that you slip into after having a bath or when you just relax at home. It makes you feel comfortable and totally denuded in contrast to the Japanese kimono which lures the wearer to step into a role, like a geisha behind a mask of white powder. The contrasts between the original kimono and its Western counterpart are also symbols of the difference in construction between the two. Clothes from the West can be compared to cylinders draped around the body. Their function and form require a body and they adjust to the anatomy of the sexes, in choice of colour, pattern and quality. Clothes from the Orient on the other hand are created from a flat surface divided into geometric figures which gives the garment a value without the help from a three-dimensional body. The Japanese kimono has more similarities with a painter’s canvas than with a sculptor’s skeleton. It is unisex and never out of date thanks to it’s simple, clean-cut shape. At times I get the feeling that the geisha has unfoundedly stolen the kimono’s attention and thus given it more feminine values. That is the reason why I have chosen this opportunity to regain the balance that is the very essence of the kimono. From cosy dressing-gown the step was not far to the old times smoking and elegant tuxedo. That is how the idea of kimono-inspired clothes in tartans and classic men’s tailoring patterns took shape. Humoristically playing with details such as the obi (the girdle) giving it the shape of a tie, bow-tie and a tool-belt. Linnéa Bach Gärde |
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