Parade of Nations - Mexico
French: Mexique // English: Mexico // Japanese: メキシコ (Mekishiko)
Mexico formed its National Olympic Committee in 1923 and participated in its first Olympics as a country at the 1900 Paris Summer Olympics. They’ve hosted 1 Summer Olympic Games and they’ve participated in 23 Summer Games and 9 Winter Games. The Olympic sports in which Mexico has medaled are Archery, Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football (Soccer), Modern Pentathlon, Polo, Shooting, Swimming, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.
Kimono Maker: Hiroshi Tomihisa, Igeta-no-Kai/ 冨久 洋 監修 井桁の会
“Focusing on the "colorful" culture of Mexico, which boasts a long history and coexists with many tribes, the Aztec calendar pattern is likened to a Japanese working pattern, and is arranged symmetrically around the back stitch. Since it is not symmetrical up, down, left and right, weaving this design required complicated and precise calculations and a huge amount of data, but it was successful. In addition, the design was shipped from Otomi embroidery on the hem, and five colors of imprinting were applied to the thread, and it took an enormous amount of time to woven the thread. This work renews the traditional Kurume Kasuri, which expresses the dignity and diversity of Mexican culture.”[1]
Obi Maker: Kaoru Sei/ 盛 かおる
“The design is composed of colorful and vivid striped patterns with the motif of "Sarape", a traditional Mexican fabric. Taking advantage of the characteristics of the author's work, both ends are plain weave and the central part is a double structure, and the central part is woven with the traditional Japanese pattern of arrow fletching motif, which expresses the feeling of friendship between Japan and Mexico. It is a work.” [1]
Bibliography
Source 1 – Kimono Project for Mexico
(https://kimono.piow.jp/nation/139.html)
Index Page – IOWKP x Tokyo 2020 Parade of Nations