The Kyoto Costume Institute

The Kyoto Costume Institute (KCI) is a Kyoto-based institution that collects Western clothing, accessories and related documents and carries out research on dress. Its collection numbers more than 13,000 items, and its corporate sponsor is the lingerie company Wacoal. KCI publishes a chronological Digital Archives of its collection online in English and Japanese and shows exhibitions at the KCI Gallery in the Wacoal Kyoto Building.

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