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Beautiful People: Art Nouveau, Individuality and Upcycling
by Susan Muncey October 9, 2021
Coming of age in the late 1960s and early ‘70s meant free love, experimentation with hallucinogenic drugs, and newfound freedoms. Beautiful People:...
- 1960s
- 1970s
- Exhibitions
- Fashion
- Upcycling
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Kyoto to Catwalk: Kimono from the V&A to Your Closet?
by Susan Muncey June 11, 2020
Kimono are worn wrapped left side over right, something I discovered when a Japanese friend kindly informed me the (opposite) way mine was worn was only appropriate when dressing the dead for burial.
- Collecting
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- Exhibitions
- Fashion History
- Kimono
- Slow Fashion
- Storytelling
- Textile Art
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