thekimonogallery: “1938 - a Tokyo detective scolds a woman for wearing extravagant clothing. A
thekimonogallery: “1938 - a Tokyo detective scolds a woman for wearing extravagant clothing. After the National Mobilization Law went into effect in May 1938, Japan was put on a war footing until 1945, and luxury goods and clothing became increasingly frowned upon.” Text and image via Matthew Legare on Twitter I guess most countries that go to war have this phase in common -- source link