Past Exhibitions
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2023.9.25-12.22
A Selection from KCI’s collection, No. 37: The train flowing from the waist - late 19th century's dress
Late 19th century dresses with train. 12 bustle-style dresses were exhibited.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2023.6.5-8.18
A Selection from KCI’s collection, No. 36: Modelling: Creating a Form
Featured 13 items from KCI's collection related to the garment models.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2023.1.30-4.28
A Selection from KCI’s collection, No. 35: Unclassifiable Items──From the Gift of Helmut Lang
Selected 21 items of Helmut Lang clothes from the early 2000s.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2022.9.26-12.23
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.34
About 10 works based on the description of French novelist Marcel Proust's "À la recherche du temps perdu".
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2022.1.31 - 2022.6.24
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.33
Tokio Kumagaï: Shoe Designer with a Timeless and Playful Style. 40 pieces which represent the designer’s creativity.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2021.9.27 - 2021.12.24
A Selection from KCI's collection, No. 32
Two interchangeable bodices for day and night from dresses in the late 19th Century. 4 sets.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2021.4.22 - 7.30 (Temporary closed from 4.26 to 5.31
This is not a cat.
─Kazuaki Takashima’s solo exhibitionApprox. 300 illustrations of his original animal characters. Face masks and dresses with the character
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2020.11.2 - 2020.12.28
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.31
Works by Kazuaki TAKASHIMA for Né-net. 30 clothes in total from his 2007 to 2015 collection.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2021.1.27 - 2021.4.24 (Temporary closed from Feb. 29)
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.30
Focusing on words appearing on clothes. Contemporary clothes, accessories of 18-19th centuries, and drawings. Approx. 30 pieces in total.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2019.1.28 - 2019.7.12 (Several exhibits were changed in April.)
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.29
Of 18th century: 2 dresses, 2 textiles and 2 accessories. Of 19th century: 5 accessories and a catalogue. Of Contemporary: 4-5 womenswear.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2018.9.25 - 2018.12.21
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.28
Suits from the beginning of the 20th century to the present, 12 pieces.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2018.5.28 - 2018.8.17
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.27
5 woman’s and man’s dresses of the 18th C., with various accessories.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2018.1.29 - 2018.4.27
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.26
25 Prêt-à-porter clothing with accessories, worn by Shoko Hisada, a fashion editor, from 1960s to 1970s.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2017.9.25 - 2017.12.22
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.25
12 outerwear from 1860s to 1900s, including haute couture piece and ready-made piece.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2017.5.29 - 2017.8.25
A Selection from KCI's collection, No. 24
17 garments and accessories made of paper, mainly from the late of 20th C.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2017.1.30 - 2017.4.28
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.23
Focusing fashionable desires for comfort, 13 garments, including 4 underclothing, from the 18th C. to 2010s were exhibited.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2016.9.26 - 2016.12.22
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.22
3 Kimonos and 6 dresses designed by Toshiko Yamawaki(1887-1960).
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2016.5.16 - 2016.8.19
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.21
10 contemporary garments with motif inspired by Kimono or Japanese prints.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2016.1.18 - 2016.4.22
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.20
6 robe à la française of the 18th C., including a replica made by the KCI.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2015.9.28 - 2015.12.18
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.19
6 dresses from 1910s to 1920s with 29 fashion illustration of the era.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2015.5.11 - 2015.8.21
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.18
10 tea gowns from the late of 19th C. to the early 20th C., with a fashion magazine of the era.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2015.1.19 - 2015.4.17
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.17
6 garments and 19 undergarments from 1910s to 1960s.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2014.9.8 - 2014.12.19
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.16
Undergarments from 1830s to 1920s. 18 corsets from 1830s to 1910s, 4 bust bodice or bust improvers, and related products.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2014.5.26 - 2014.8.15
A Selectio from KCI's collection, No.15
14 dresses by CHRISTIAN DIOR for DAIMARU, GIVENCHY for DAIMARU, PIERRE BALMAIN for ISETAN, PIERRE CARDIN for TAKASHIMAYA, and YVES SAINT LAURENT for SEIBU.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2014.1.13 - 2014.3.14
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.14
12 dressing gown or night gown from 1870s to 1930s. 8 hair caps from 1850s to 1920s
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2013.9.13 - 2013.12.13
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.13
53 shoes from the 18th C. to 2010s.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2013.5.20 - 2013.8.16
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.12
4 bathing suits from 1900s to 1920s, 13 swimsuits from 1930s to1970s, and 5 swim caps in 1950s.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2013.1.28 - 2013.4.26
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.11
12 dresses and 3 shoes from 18th C. to 2010s.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2012.8.13 - 2012.12.21
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.10
2 dresses by Azzedine ALAÏA, 1 dress by Claude MONTANA, 1 dress by Yves SAINT-LAURENT, 3 dresses by JeanPaul GAULTIER, 5 jackets by Thierry MUGLER.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2012.5.21 - 2012.7.27
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.9
73 shoes by Tokio Kumagaï.
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© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Kazuo Fukunaga
2012.1.30 - 2012.4.27
A Selection from KCI's collection, No.8
5 dresses by Claire McCardell, 4 dresses by Charles James from 1940-50s. 1 swimwear and 1 sewing machine in 1930s.