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School of Modern Fashion / Director Riye Yoshizawa
Copyright JANM
Copyright JANM

School of Modern Fashion / Director Riye Yoshizawa

Dateca. 1930s
Mediumleather, paper
Dimensions14 1/4 x 10 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (36.2 x 26.7 x 7 cm)
ClassificationsArchives
Credit LineGift of the Ryoko Fukumoto Family
Object number2022.3.1
DescriptionBrown leather bound album with metal binding clasps. Binder pages have hole reinforcements and are fastened by four rings. Cover has debossed lettering that reads "SCHOOL OF MODERN FASHION" with the sub-header "DIRECTOR RIYE YOSHIZAWA". 142 pages contain drafted patterns with notes in English and Japanese, crepe paper cutouts of garment patterns, and some fashion illustrations pasted from advertisements. First few pages are a table of contents breaking down the different patterns by section.


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