AbstractHuman beings are anchored to their landscapes and communities in tight tangles through material culture. In Japan, handmade washi paper is one example of how this process materializes, and traditional paper garments, kamiko, offer insights into a specific method for fashion design that considers embeddedness within landscapes and local communities. Paper may not seem like a suitable material for making clothing, but can be strong and durable if made in a specific way. In Japan, clothing is one of the hundreds of products which have been made out of paper over the centuries. This article will position Japan’s handmade paper clothing traditions within discussions of place in order to develop perspectives on localism in sustainable fashion research. Paper clothing will be discussed in the context of place and placelessness in tandem with critical regionalism in order to frame this material-making culture as an adversarial fashion practice that is embedded in local landscapes and communities—a practic...

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人与无场所：日本的纸衣

摘要 人类通过物质文化紧密地锚定在他们的景观和社区中。在日本，手工制作的和纸是这一过程如何实现的一个例子，而传统的纸服装 kamiko 则为时装设计提供了一种特定方法的见解，该方法考虑了景观和当地社区的嵌入性。纸可能看起来不像是制作衣服的合适材料，但如果以特定方式制作，它可以坚固耐用。在日本，服装是几个世纪以来用纸制成的数百种产品之一。本文将在地方讨论中定位日本的手工纸制服装传统，以便在可持续时尚研究中发展对地方主义的看法。