Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Dale Carolyn Gluckman

Sharon Sadako Takeda

The kosode or narrow-sleeved robe is the predecessor of the modern kimono. This book features kosode from Japan's most prestigious collections, many appearing for the first time in the West.

Kosode in Edo-period Japan

When Art Became Fashion

Melissa Leventon

In the 1960s and 1970s, Queen Sirikit of Thailand was often voted as one of the most beautiful and best-dressed women in the world. Through her Support Foundation she has helped restore the Thai silk industry to its rightful place in Thailand's commercial success, and has provided employment and a new future to over 100,000 rural women. This book features some of her exquisite costumes, as well as a section of historical photography, an historical account of Thai costume and Thai silk brocade.

Dale Carolyn Gluckman

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