Fashion Photograph for Ichiro KIMIJIMA
Photography
Inventory number
2022.7.18.4.PH.FA.1978.FRAuthors:
KEYSTONE (International, founded 1900)Ichiro KIMIJIMA (Japanese, 20th century)
Description
Paper photograph depicting seven French models standing on stage wearing the Japanese fashion designer Ichiro KIMIJIMA’s Manchurian (land in China which was under Japanese colonial rule from 1932-1945), Egyptian, and Turkish-inspired ensembles. From Left to Right: Woman wearing an ankle-length button robe with slits down the sides tied with a tassel rope around the waist. Underneath are a pair of salwar pants, and pumps. She is adorned with a turban. The man next to her is holding a dog under his arm and is decorated with an Eboshi (traditional Japanese formal headwear which would be given to a boy in a ceremony announcing manhood.) The man is wearing a shin-length robe with an ornate metallic pattern. He is wearing long wide legged pants and slip-on shoes. To his left is a topless woman wearing an ornamented shawl over her shoulders, Salwar pants, pumps, a beaded opera necklace, and an Egyptian-style beaded headdress. The next woman is wearing a ¾-length sleeve tribal-print top with a wide piece of fabric tied around her waist, ontop is a vest and a cape. She is wearing salwar pants, pumps, a princess-style jeweled necklace, dangle earrings, and a fez with a brooch. Beside her is a woman in straight dark pants, high heels, a long top with material around her waist, and a knee-length robe. Her hair is braided in two plaits which are tied together in front of her chest. Atop her head is an ornate headdress. The next woman is wearing a long dark robe, high heels, and a cap with a tassel. The last model is in a striped blouse with a vest, a tasseled belt around her waist, ankle length skirt with gathers at the high hip and hem, pumps, and fez.Material
Analog photographyOrigin
April 5 1978 Paris, FranceDimensions
Length : 23.7 cmHeight : 17.8 cm