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Stole made from two old Japanese kimonos, which I bought in Kyoto - Unique piece - This stole mixes two woven geometries a geometry very difficult to implement as the two kimonos were worn, deformed - And especially as the tissue density is very different. I fixed them on a dense black velvet (in the sense of a velvet which has a hold, a density) Large stole to wear on the shoulders and back; or in a sling. It weighs 380 grams.
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Type : Unique piece
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Certificate of authenticity : No
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Composition : Woven kimonos
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Gender : Mixed
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Dimensions : L: 1.97 x W: 33
Scarves and stoles are made from selected pieces of kimonos. Organize fragments of vintage kimonos (that I would have taken apart or of which I only have a few “scraps”). I am looking for harmonies. I show the right side of one fabric, match it with the wrong side of another; mix of silks, different techniques; I build rooms where men's kimonos match with women's kimonos. Associate, mix, scramble and combine Interpret new patterns. Wearing around the neck, the body, plural of lives, clans, Japanese tribes. For more information: www.ikemato.com
I work with old kimonos, which have been worn. So here begins a second life for them. Having been worn has warped, stretched, torn, worn out. So I work with a material less "stable" than a new fabric, which, telling a thousand stories, is stretched, holes in places, stained in others. First, I take apart and unstitch each kimono. I wash the collected fabric strips then inspect the holes, wear and other memories that I put aside. I use the free pieces of these memories and rich of so many others to realize my pieces. Laurence Vouillemin
Sent by registered mail to France and internationally. I pack the creations carefully so that they arrive nicely, protected.