Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Hanae Mori

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Hanae Mori (1926–2022) was a was a Japanese fashion designer. 

Born in a rural corner of western Japan, Mori graduated from Tokyo Woman’s Christian University In 1947 with a major in Japanese literature, then  and entered sewing school all within a few short years.Mori was one of only two Japanese women to have presented her collections on the runways of Paris and New York, and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official haute couture design house by the Fédération française de la couture in France.Using obi and kimono fabric and other high quality Japanese components, Mori created a wide range of styles, including dramatic evening dresses pattered with flowers and birds, cocktail dresses adorned with lace and embroidery, and chic suits of refined three dimensional form.Mori used the traditional Japanese style as an inspiration but in a totally different way.She took the traditional Japanese textiles, the classical prints of the silk kimonos, and bridged the Japanese and Western fashion worlds with grace and ambition.Her modern take on design balanced Euro-American trends with Japanese-inspired aesthetics.

More of Hanae Mori’s designs can be found at https://www.ibtimes.com/hanae-mori-grande-dame-japanese-fashion-3603198 and https://www.famousfashiondesigners.org/hanae-mori…

 

 

 

 

 

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