TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Yume Japanese Gardens in Midtown celebrated Japanese culture in a vibrant new way on Sunday, hosting its first-ever Kimono and Kanzashi Fashion Show. The event, a collaboration ...
These days, more and more brands and designers are reinventing traditional Japanese attire to make them relevant again to city folk. These refreshed styles are slowly making headway with the ...
Japan’s T-shaped unisex garment cut from a single bolt of silk isn’t a symbol or a relic. At the Met, it’s the vibrant feature of an international fashion conversation. By Will Heinrich I’d always ...
At a century-old workshop in a quiet Tokyo neighbourhood, craftsman Yuichi Hirose brushes dye across meticulously hand-cut stencils laid on fabric, using a traditional technique to produce ...
The small Japanese island of Amami Oshima is famous for producing a type of silk: Oshima Tsumugi. More than 500 people on the island are involved in producing this unique fabric, which is known for ...
A native Briton spends nearly 365 days of the year wearing kimono, even though daily use of the traditional Japanese clothing is on the decline among modern Japanese fashionistas. Sheila Cliffe, 60, ...
From geisha gown to 21st-Century fashion statement, the kimono is a quintessentially Japanese garment entrenched in symbolism From a first visit to the shrine to coming of age and marriage ceremonies, ...
Whether it's adorning samurais and geishas or pop stars and haute couture designers, the kimono is not just a traditional costume but a dynamic piece of fashion. A new exhibition at Paris’ Quai Branly ...