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Outfit

Artist/Maker
Nuno
Reiko Sudo
Place of origin
Japan

The pattern of the fabric is called Itomaki Kibiso. A sample book illustration of threads neatly wound on spools (the Japanese word for spools is itomaki) inspired the fabric.

Object details

Categories
Womenswear
Fashion
Clothing
Object type
Outfit
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dress
  • Coat
Materials and techniques
The garments are made of raw silk and kibiso silk, which is made of the hard outer threads of silk cocoons that are normally discarded.
Silk
Brief description
Dress and coat, kibiso fibre and raw silk, Reiko Sudo for Nuno, 2017.
Physical description
The pattern of the fabric is called Itomaki Kibiso. A sample book illustration of threads neatly wound on spools (the Japanese word for spools is itomaki) inspired the fabric.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1880mm (Note: Dimension size when mounted on a mannequin.)
  • Width: 750mm
  • Depth: 550mm
Gallery label
(21/04/2018 - 27/01/2019)
Fashioned from Nature

WASTE NO MORE

Kibiso silk is made from the protective outer surface of silk cocoons. These fibres – coarse and difficult to use in modern machinery – are usually discarded as waste. Japanese textile design house NUNO has developed a way to process the strong fibres and use them in commercial designs such as this dress and coat.

Dress and coat
Reiko Sudo (b.1953) for NUNO
Japan, 2017
Raw and Kibiso silk
V&A: PROV.3302-2017
Given by the designer

Silkworm cocoons
Kibiso silk yarn
V&A
Credit line
© NUNO Corporation
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.29:1 to 2-2018

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Record createdJune 15, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1397504/outfit-reiko-sudo/
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