Tag: Paris
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The Mysterious Mata Kiato
For Haute Couture Week, I’m sharing my original research into a forgotten couture house: the house of Mata Kiato. A pair of couture sewing patterns seem to be the only remaining trace of Paris couturier Mata Kiato. Contemporary sources credit Mata Kiato as the designer of two interwar couture patterns from McCall’s, but it’s difficult…
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Art Deco 100
Lovers of the decorative arts will know that this year marks the centenary of the expo that gives Art Deco its name: the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes, held in Paris from April to October, 1925. In Tokyo, the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum is hosting Art Deco and Fashion: Centering on the Kyoto…
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