| Title: | KCI : Kyoto Costume Institute |
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| Description: | The Kyoto Costume Institute (KCI), founded in 1978, is the only institution in Japan to study Western fashion. Its collections include primarily Western costume and accessories, dating from the 18th Century to the present. Its website provides information about the KCI, its gallery and exhibition catalogues. The digital archive contains images of 200 objects from the collection, arranged chronologically. The site is available in both English and Japanese parallel versions. |
| Keywords - controlled: | costume; collections; Kyoto Costume Institute (KCI); Japan; costume accessories; Western (genre in the arts); fashion; clothing; |
| Keywords - uncontrolled: | historic costume |
| Type: | Other organisations |
| URL: | http://www.kci.or.jp/ |
| Classification: |
Creative and performing arts > Cross-disciplinary studies > Collections and exhibitions > Museums and galleries > Collections and catalogues Creative and performing arts > Fashion and beauty > Costume and fashion > Fashion and costume organisations > Museums and galleries |
| Resource creator: | Kyoto Costume Institute |
| Country of origin: | Japan |
| Period: | 20th Century (1900 - 1945); 20th Century (1946 - 1999); 19th Century; 18th Century |
