Japanese traditional raiment in the context of emergent cultural paradigms
Japanese traditional raiment in the context of emergent cultural paradigms

Summary/Abstract: The last decade or so has witnessed a quest for a universal model to suggest an integral conception of Japanese culture, its reigning stereotypes and underlying principles. One possible approach or model could be a study into Japanese raiment, which per se reflects shifts in cultural paradigms as changes to the costume itself, mode of wearing, its meaning and role, had been necessitated by changes in cultural values, perception of the meaning of life and one’s aims in life, as well as lifestyles, aesthetics and zeitgeist.

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