Highlights
A large number of 1920s dresses from Paris' leading fashion houses, including Poiret, Lanvin, Chanel, and Patou, will be on display.
Lanvin's elegant dresses have been popular with a wide range of people.
Textiles designed by painter Raoul Dufy, were used by different couturiers.
As leisure became more popular, resort wear became more sophisticated.
A complete change from the curved silhouette of the Art Nouveau period.
Chanel's clothes, sensitive to the changing times, became part of the wardrobe of the active new woman.
Vionnet pioneered new ways of constructing and making clothes.
1. Jeanne Lanvin, Evening dress, early 1920s. Photo: Hatakeyama Takashi. 2. Zimmermann, Day dress (textile design: Raoul Dufy), circa 1922. Photo: Hatakeyama Takashi. 3. Paul Poiret, Day dress (textile design: Raoul Dufy), circa 1922. Photo: Hayashi Masayuki. 4. Jean Patou, Beachwear, circa 1929. Photo: Hatakeyama Takashi. 5. Douillet, Evening dress, circa 1925. Photo: Hatakeyama Takashi. 6. Chanel, Day ensemble, circa 1928. Photo: Hirokawa Taishi. 7. Chanel, Evening dress, 1928. Photo: Hatakeyama Takashi. 8. Madeleine Vionnet, Evening dress, 1929. Photo: Hatakeyama Takashi. Collection of The Kyoto Costume Institute.
The role of the Art Deco Exhibition and the latest fashion at that time.
At the time, France was experiencing an expansion in luxury industry exports, with exports of clothing in particular experiencing a rapid increase. Against this backdrop, the so-called Art Deco Exposition held in Paris in 1925 positioned clothing as one of the highly artistic industries, and one of the five categories was devoted to "Parure". The exhibition featured the latest products from Paris's leading couturiers, jewellers, and perfume houses, including clothing, jewelry, perfumes, hats, and shoes. The exhibits, which took place at the Grand Palais, the Palais de l'Elegance, and the Rue des Boutiques, as well as on a riverboat built by Paul Poiret (1879-1944), attracted the attention of media from around the world.
Robert Bonfils poster for "International Exhibition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts", 1925, Kyoto Institute of Technology Museum and Archives
To celebrate 100 years since the Art Deco Exposition,
Examining the fashion trends of the time alongside paintings, crafts, graphic works, and more
A heel sample used when custom-making shoes. The intricate and detailed decorations, such as rhinestones and hand-painted details, are on the feet.
Jean Dunand, a craftsman who studied Japanese lacquer art, created many clothing accessories with innovative ideas, such as applying lacquer to metal.
9. Heels, circa 1925, The Kyoto Costume Institute. Photo: Hirokawa Taishi. 10. Jean Dunand Buckle [center right], Compact [top] [center left] [bottom], circa 1925, The Kyoto Costume Institute. Photo: Hatakeyama Takashi. Collection of The Kyoto Costume Institute.
Women in Art Deco paintings
11. Jacqueline Malval, "Vaclav Nijinsky and Tamara Karsavina," c. 1910, Private Collection / With the cooperation of the Jacqueline Malval Committee (Paris) 12. Moise Kisling, "Mademoiselle Falconetti," 1927, Pola Museum of Art 13. Raoul Dufy, "Models in Poiret's Clothes, at the Racecourse, 1923," 1943, Ishibashi Foundation Artizon Museum
Watches, jewelry, cosmetics, and other items that graced the lives of active women 100 years ago.
A collection of various items connected to the present day
14. Rene Lalique, Atomizer "Sen Adieu (I Will Not Say Goodbye)" Worth, 1929, Lalique Museum, Hakone 15. Cartier Fruit Salad Ring, 1930, National Museum of Western Art (Hashimoto Collection), Photo: Ueno Norihiro 16. Clock Lighter, Dunhill, 1920s, Private Collection, Photo: Wakabayashi Hayato 17. Loose Powder Compact (Two Types), Early 1920s, Kanebo Cosmetics (Antique Compact Collection), Photo: Wakabayashi Hayato 18. Loose Powder Compact, Late 1920s, Kanebo Cosmetics (Antique Compact Collection), Photo: Wakabayashi Hayato 19. Loose Powder Compact, 1922-1925, Kanebo Cosmetics (Antique Compact Collection), Photo: Wakabayashi Hayato