Givenchy

6 of Givenchy's 152 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in France.

• Sukajan souvenir jacket · Japan · East AsiaLook 24

  France → Japan

  “Lustrous satin bomber with raglan sleeves, ribbed collar, cuffs and hem, covered in dense large-scale embroidered florals, the defining sukajan format.”

• Wisteria and chrysanthemum (kiku) motif · Japan · East AsiaLook 39

  France → Japan

  “Cascading wisteria racemes paired with large spidery chrysanthemums, arranged asymmetrically and concentrated at the hem in the manner of kimono pictorial layouts, on a Western coat cut.”

• Kimono / obi brocade · Japan · East AsiaLook 50

  France → Japan

  “Gold silk satin with cascading wisteria, chrysanthemum and fern sprays laid out in a hem-weighted composition, typical of formal kimono and obi decoration.”

• Chrysanthemum (kiku) motif · Japan · East AsiaLook 24

  France → Japan

  “Spidery, thread-petalled chrysanthemums with leafy stems, rendered in satin-stitch embroidery in a style recalling Japanese kiku decoration on sukajan and kimono.”

• Japanese wisteria and chrysanthemum motif · Japan · East AsiaLook 51

  France → Japan

  “Cascading wisteria racemes and spidery chrysanthemum blooms in silver, green and pale yellow on pink satin, arranged like kimono-textile florals; Chinese silk embroidery is another possible reading.”

• Ukiyo-e landscape motif · Japan · East AsiaLook 55

  France → Japan

  “Outlined trees with stippled foliage, tiled rooftops, flying birds and stylised clouds in a woodblock-print manner, running continuously along the front panels and hem like kimono decoration.”

• Japanese floral silk embroidery (chrysanthemum and wisteria) · Japan · East AsiaLook 48

  France → Japan

  “Satin-stitch chrysanthemums and cascading wisteria on pale yellow silk satin, recalling kimono and Japanese export embroidery; Chinese silk embroidery is an alternative reading.”

• Silk satin floral embroidery · East Asian (unspecified) · East AsiaLook 39

  France → East Asian (unspecified)

  “Dense satin-stitch flowers on lustrous gold silk satin, recalling Japanese kimono or Chinese silk embroidery; could be print, Japanese or Chinese source uncertain.”