Large-scale vintage costume jewelry exhibition held in Wako, Ginza

November 10th (Wednesday) to 16th (Tuesday)

"New fashion" was born in the early 20th century on the wave of a new era. Costume jewelry that was born brilliantly and uniquely for such unprecedented clothes gathered in Ginza from Paris, London, Milan, and Brussels with the brilliance of that time. The total score exceeds 500 points.

Wako Co., Ltd. will hold an exhibition to display and sell the collection of the world's leading vintage costume jewelry collector Chisako Kotaki from Wednesday, November 10th at the Wako Hall on the 6th floor of the Wako Main Building.

At the venue, more than 500 pieces of European costume jewelry such as Chanel, Dior and Yves Saint Laurent, as well as American costume jewelry such as Miriam Haskell and Trifali will be gathered together and exhibited at art and museums throughout Europe and Japan. A wide range of items will be exhibited and sold, from not-for-sale items with a long history to earrings in the 10,000 yen range.

At the same time, Kotaki's collection of Art Deco-style beaded dresses made in the 1920s will be on display, and handbags that have been remade so that they can be used even today while making use of vintage metal fittings and fabrics will be on sale.

Please enjoy the rich design variations that cannot be achieved with jewelry and the creation by the wonderful craftsmanship that is not possible at present at the venue.

・ Outline of the event

Title: Costume Jewelery Exhibition-Awakening of Beauty-Chisako Kotaki Collection Period: November 10th (Wednesday) -16th (Tuesday), 2021
Venue: Wako Main Building 6th Floor Wako Hall 4-5-11 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Business hours: 10:30 – 19:00 (◎ Until 17:00 on the last day)
Inquiries: (03) 3562-2111 (Representative)
Detailed URL: https://www.wako.co.jp/exhibitions/844

・ Special exhibition

1968 Vog Italy published by Jean Paolo Barobieri Photographed

In this exhibition, Wako's window display (Harumi-dori) shows the photographic work of the model wearing the costume jewelry to be exhibited with special permission from the foundation of the famous Italian fashion photographer Jean Paolo Barbieri. Along) and a special exhibition in the venue.

・ About costume jewelry

Chanel 1940s Produced by Gripoix for Chanel (Maison Gripoix for Chanel) Not for sale

At the beginning of the 20th century, when the era of tightening the waist with corsets ended and mobile fashion for working women appeared, costume jewelery did not match with existing jewelry, and accessories suitable for the clothes of the new era were made. It all started with that.

Instead of using expensive precious metals such as gold and diamonds, we dared to use glass, imitation pearls, shells, cloth, semi-precious stones, etc., and it was born as a fashionable and familiar new jewelry with "design-oriented".
It can be said that it is a general term for fashion jewelry made of free materials to realize designer designs, free from material restrictions and stereotypes.

・ Chisako Kotaki

Researcher and collector of modern Murano glass (Venetian glass), costume jewelery, and Venetian beads. Former owner and director of the Kotaki Museum of Art, Kita-Kamakura.
He started his collection from the time of his former employer, Air France National Aviation, and has been a collector for about 40 years.
In 1983, it opened the first Murano glass specialty store in Japan. In 2014, he started the shop brand chisa in Kitasando, Tokyo. We are a comprehensive producer. Heibonsha's separate volume Taiyo "Venetian beads" is his book.

instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/chisa_kotaki/

・ Jean Paolo Barobieri

Gian Paolo Barbieri

Fashion photographer. He has taken many main advertising photos of international brands such as Vogue Italia, Valentino, Versace, Armani, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent, and has taken many main advertising photos of the Victoria & Albert Museum, National Portrait Gallery in London, Quai in Paris. Works are held in the Branly Museum. He is still active as an artist, photographer and editor mainly in Europe.

Giampaolo Barobieri Foundation Official Website:
https://www.fondazionegianpaolobarbieri.it/en/

instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/gian.paolo.barbieri/
https://www.instagram.com/fondazionegianpaolobarbieri/

・ Main visual details

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1, Trifari
1940s tax included ¥ 220,000
2, Chanel
1980s tax included ¥ 1,408,000
3, Dior
1950s tax included ¥ 198,000
4, Coppola e Toppo
1960s tax included ¥ 528,000
5, Lean Vautrin
1940s tax included ¥ 748,000
6. Roger Jean-Pierre
1950s tax included ¥ 176,000
7, Marcel Bushehr
1960s tax included ¥ 162,800
8. Miriam Haskell
1930s tax included ¥ 132,000
9, Schiaparelli
1950s tax included ¥ 462,000