WEARING JAPAN Ebook
an installation of fashion art
by by Kelly L. Koster
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About the Ebook
Whether you are new to Japan, Japan-curious, or a full-on Japanophile, “WEARING JAPAN” is a feast for the fashion senses. This book features fashion art from a mixed-media installation inspired by the visual and pop-cultural relationship between Japan and America. Both countries share a history of pulling in “outsider” ideas to reinvent their cultures. In the mid-to-late-nineteenth-century, Japan ushered in a market economy and American technology while the West developed an obsession with kimonos, woodblock prints, and anything "oriental." More recent Japanese cultural exports like anime, sushi, and kawaii (cute) fashion continue to shape American culture while America continues to influence Japan. Because both countries have powerful consumerist economies, their contemporary interactions produce vibrant cross-pollinations. WEARING JAPAN shows what these interactions look like, using fashion as a visual language. As we engage in more international trade, and as cultural aesthetics are blended and reinterpreted, national and individual identities may shift. In an interconnected world, how do we fashion ourselves?
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
- Version Fixed-layout ebook, 100 pgs
- Publish Date: Dec 10, 2014
- Last Edit Dec 11, 2014
- Language English
- Keywords wearing japan, cultural appropriation, art history, space cowboy, japan, fashion, kimono, globalization, installation, exotic, orientalism, japanism, japanese, art, steampunk, kawaii, geisha, cyberpunk, lolita, hip-hop
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About the Creator
Kelly Koster
St Paul, MN U.S.A.
Kelly considers herself a cultural observer first, designer second. She is the Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer of a new travel apparel brand, Anywhere Apparel. Her background combines business with the creative arts. She has ten years of experience in cultural trend analysis and marketing. She earned her MBA from the University of St. Thomas, and a Master of Liberal Studies from the University of Minnesota where she integrated research in art history, fashion, and semiotics. She is an avid lover of international travel but finds herself always returning to Japan. Kelly can be reached at KLKOSTER@anywhereapparel.com.