#kimono influence

“Iris Noir”
Kimono Coat
Jeanne Lanvin
1935

Black and white silk taffeta kimono sleeve wrap coat. Using traditional Japanese construction techniques, a simplistic functional form is seamed from a single square of material resulting in minimal waste. Pure in form and function, the use of classic black and white is textured by the use of trapunto-stitch detail, which binds the black exterior with the white interior while adding additional body to the structure and warmth for the wearer. 

Image and text taken from: Lanvin - Dean L. Merceron, pgs 281-282.
(I came across these old scans, will re-do when I get hold of the book again.)

“Merveille de la Mer”
Dress
Jeanne Lanvin
1925

Sporty red silk crepe drop-waist dress embroidered with a pair of fish positioned mouth to mouth. “Merveille de la Mer” was designed for the Exposition of 1925. 

Images and text taken from: Lanvin - Dean L. Merceron, pg 154.
(I came across these old scans, will re-do when I get hold of the book again.)

Dress
1894-1896

The chrysanthemums covering the entire surface of the fabric of this dress make it a fine example of Japonisme, which referred to the influence of Japanese art on Western art and culture and described the craze for things Japanese in the last quarter of the 1800s.