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Dresstudy, part of the Kyoto Costume Institute's research and publicity activities, is issued every spring and fall. With the perspective that clothing is a "mirror that reflects what is happening in society," the bulletin views fashion study as an interdisciplinary research subject that goes beyond existing boundaries. Ever since its start in 1982, the bulletin has enjoyed the contributions of researchers of various fields.
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Vol. 57
Spring 2010- “Through Western Eyes: Japanese Fashion in the 1980s,” by Dorinne KONDO
- “Tokyo-Paris-Tokyo, 1980, et Maintenant ?,” by France GRAND
- “When the West Wore East: Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto and the Rise of the Japanese Avant-Garde in Fashion,” by Melissa MARRA-ALVAREZ
- “Dressed with Avant-Garde: Spreading Japanese Fashion since the 1980s,” by Yumiko HARA
- “Centralizing the Marginal: Japanese Fashion through the History of Fashion Exhibitions (1),” by Makoto ISHIZEKI
Vol. 56
Autumn 2009- “Symptoms of the Era: ‘Art Deco’ and its Aspects,” by Chika AMANO
- “The Collaboration between Thayaht and Madeleine Vionnet (1919-1925). The Idea of ‘Colour Scales,’ the Planches for the Gazette du Bon Ton and the Design of Clothes, Fabrics, Decorations and Objets,” by Aurora FIORENTINI
- “Le Style Moderne: Aspects of Modernity in the Fashion Display at the Art Deco Exhibition in 1925,” by Mie ASAKURA
- “Giving Form to the Sensitivity of Fragility: Japanese Modern Design and Design Education,” by Shigeru UCHIDA
- “Helmut Lang, His World,” by Rie NII
Vol. 53
Spring 2008- “Impressionism and Leisure: The Suburbs of Paris and the Normandy Coast in the late 19th Century,” by Atsushi MIURA
- “In Search of Lost Leisure Time: A History of Leisure and Sensibility in Modern Britain,” by Akio KOBAYASHI
- “Thrilling Leisure: Diversification of Leisure and Fashion in the 19th Century,” by Makoto ISHIZEKI
