What Clothes Can Do— 20 Years After the Great Hanshin Earthquake

Kobe Fashion Museum

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On the 20th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, this exhibition considers the relationship between disaster and fashion from diverse angles.
Designer Kosuke Tsumura created the clothing line “Final Home” based on the concept that “when people lose their homes, the last thing to protect them is their clothing.” These works are on display, along with Takehiko Sanada’s “Prefab Coat” series created to ease the suffering of victims of natural disasters and other traumas.

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Speakers: Hitomi Matsumoto (Design Creative Center Kobe), Kaori Wada (Kobe Fashion Museum Curator)
Date: Jan. 24 (Sat) 14:00–15:00
Admission: Free with exhibit ticket purchase

Talk “Clothing and Traditional Culture That Connects Hearts”
Speakers: Takehiko Masada (fashion artist and designer, professor at Joshibi University of Art and Design and Tohoku University of Art and Design), Shingo Hidaka (National Museum of Ethnology)
Date: Feb. 8 (Sun) 14:00–15:30
Venue: 4F Seminar Room
Audience: 100 (reservations required)
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Instructor: Kosuke Tsumura (fashion designer, professor at Musashino Art University)
Date: Mar. 15 (Sun) 11:00-12:30, 14:00-15:30
Participants: 15 pairs (reservations required, applicants selected by lottery)
Admission: Free with exhibit ticket purchase
Please see the official website for details and reservations.