Reposted from @capturedthreads During the mid-19th century, Japan opened trade with the West for the first time in more than 200 years. The influx of Japanese imports that followed inspired an intense fascination with Japanese art and culture. This fascination manifested itself in the paintings of Victorian era artists like Alfred Stevens, Vincent van Gogh, James McNeill Whistler, and Claude Monet. It also had a profound influence on Victorian fashion. #kimonostyle #japaneseinfluence #victorianera #1870sfashion #victorian #19thcenturyfashion #19thcenturyart #19thcentury #inspiration #historicalfashion #sewing #historicalsewing #museumZero energies. - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/CBVlQ9SnWvE/?igshid=1ccrwfvtul8g7