Description - European fashion meets Asian traditional clothing- A lavishly illustrated catalog on Asian textiles from the 1920s- Published to accompany an exhibition at the Baur Foundation in Geneva (details to be confirmed)European fashion was profoundly influenced in the early decades of the 20th century by the style, textiles, patterns and color combinations of Asian clothing.
The discovery of the kimono, in particular, with its loose cut, fluid lines and broad range of decor.
5 Continents Editions Asia chic: the influence of japanese and chinese textiles on the fashions of the roaring twenties, hardcover/estelle nikles van osselt
