Welcome to the schedule for Katsucon 19 in 2013!
Katsucon is an annual 3-day fan convention held in the D.C. metro area for multicultural enthusiasts and entertainment. Katsucon is produced by Katsucon Entertainment, Inc. (KEI), a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization dedicated to bringing information about Japanese animation, society, and traditional and popular culture to fans everywhere.
During the rapid importation of Western culture into Japan during the Meiji era, one part of it's influence is often overlooked: its clothing. Join us for a journey through the earliest years of modern Japan and see how fashion played a role in everyday life as well as the greater cultural context in which it functioned. We'll then shine the spotlight on kimono and see how the Meiji era makes them into what we know them as today. There will also be two kimono wearing demonstrations of popular Meiji fashions, so come and volunteer!