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Furisode, Japanese, 1801/68, From the collection of: The Art Institute of Chicago
This furisode, a long-sleeved garment worn by children and unmarried women on special occasions, belonged to a family whose crest was the tachibana, the flower of the Mandarin orange. Made of rinzu (a soft, luxurious silk), it was probably used as an uchikake, an outer coat worn without an obi, which would have interrupted the flow of the patterning. A blossoming plum tree embroidered with gold and white silk thread spreads its branches from hem to shoulder. The red fabric is woven in a sagayata pattern of key-fret lozenges, over which individual orchids or chrysanthemums are scattered. The carefully delineated picture of a tree shows the influence of Western art on Japanese design. Needlework typical of this period was used to realistically portray the contours of the tree trunk. First the edges of the trunk were padded with a heavy thread; then, over this padding, gold-wrapped thread was couched with red silk thread.
Lavender Corduroy Personal Panel, Andrea Zittel, 1995/1998, From the collection of: MoMA The Museum of Modern Art
The Russian Constructivists created garments created predominantly from geometric shapes. They felt that fabric that is woven into flat rectangles should not be cut and sewn into shapes alien to its origin. Zittel’s Personal Panel Uniforms (1995-98) pushed this principle to it’s most extreme conclusion by creating rectangular garments pinned and tied to fit.
Ethiopian woman's attire, Mid-20th century, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Lulwi dress for a woman after childbirth (also used as burial shrouds), Unknown, Late 19th century, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Imperial Russian court dress, Worth, Charles Frederick, about 1888, From the collection of: Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Woman's Dress, House of Rouff, circa 1897, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Woman's formal dress in two parts, Unknown, about 1770, From the collection of: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Woman's dress in two parts, John J. Stevens, 1874 - 1875, From the collection of: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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