The attached article does not simply discuss the short-lived Japanese rejection of European and American clothing in the Twenties, but also touches upon earlier days when Western styles were fully embraced by the nobility of that country.
“There is in Japan a growing revolt against European clothing…The Japanese have endured agonies in their efforts to get our hats, our trousers, our corsets…”
Read a Fashion Review by Baron Adolf de Meyer…
A Vogue article about Washington etiquette can be read here…
East Meets West 1922Western Fashion in Japan 1922Asian Rejection of Western Fashion 1922Asian Rejection of Western ClothesWomen's Corsets in JapanJapanese Women + European Fashion 1922Anti-Western Tendencies in Japan 1922Japanese Women + American Fashion 1922Popularity of Western Fashion in Japan 1922Rejection of Western Fashion in Japan 1922Japanese Fashion 1922
East Meets West 1922Western Fashion in Japan 1922Asian Rejection of Western Fashion 1922Asian Rejection of Western ClothesWomen's Corsets in JapanJapanese Women + European Fashion 1922Anti-Western Tendencies in Japan 1922Japanese Women + American Fashion 1922Popularity of Western Fashion in Japan 1922Rejection of Western Fashion in Japan 1922Japanese Fashion 1922
