trabalho: A influência da cultura nipo-brasileira na moda nacional contemporânea: um estudo de caso sobre a coleção Toki no Koromo, da designer Ana Clara Watanabe

Abstract

This paper aims to understand, through a case study of the collection Toki no Koromo by designer and artist Ana Clara Watanabe, the existence, or lack thereof, of a Japanese-Brazilian aesthetic and influence in the national fashion industry. Through bibliographic research, documentary analysis, and comparative analysis, it was possible to observe Brazilian and Japanese fashion design elements, resulting in a unique and powerful aesthetic. To this end, a contextualization of Japanese-Brazilian designers such as Jum Nakao and Fernanda Yamamoto was carried out, alongside reflections on ancestry and belonging. From this, it is concluded that there is, in fact, an aesthetic that blends Brazilian and Japanese elements in the work of such designers and, most notably, in the object of study of this paper, the collection by the brand WTNB.