The collection of ethnographic dress in the Historic Costume & Textiles Collection includes folk costume, and traditional dress worn outside the Western fashion tradition. Complete ensembles from various time periods and geographic cultures are represented, displaying a vast array of embellishment techniques. To see selections from the collection please visit our online gallery at our Fashion2Fiber website.
Examples include:
- Complete pre-WWII Japanese wedding kimono in three layers of obi, obi aga, tabi, and geta
- Children’s kimono for the Japanese ceremony Shichi-go-san
- Complete Macedonian wedding ensemble