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Trousers

1982 (made), 1982 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The trousers are made from cream-coloured kozo paper and are pleated into the waistband. They have pockets in the side seams as well as back pockets in leather. There is a trim of nylon webbing down the front of each leg. The ankle section is ruched. They are wadded and lined throughout with natural calico.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Kozo paper with nylon and leather trimming
Brief description
Trousers, kozo paper with nylon and leather trimming, Miyake Design Studio, Tokyo, Japan, Showa period, 1982
Physical description
The trousers are made from cream-coloured kozo paper and are pleated into the waistband. They have pockets in the side seams as well as back pockets in leather. There is a trim of nylon webbing down the front of each leg. The ankle section is ruched. They are wadded and lined throughout with natural calico.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105.0cm
  • Width: 51.0cm
Style
Object history
Part of a set of clothes, FE.30 to F-1983.

Purchased. Registered File number 1983/32.
Bibliographic references
  • Yoshioka Sachio. Washi. in Taiyo Bessatsu. Autumn 1982, pp.4-5.
  • Koren, Leonard. New Fashion Japan. Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, 1984, p.79. ISBN 0870116762
Collection
Accession number
FE.30B-1983

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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