The kimono is excellent at capturing seasonal joys. In autumn, common motifs are dragonflies,...
Sheila Cliffe
Sheila Cliffe was born in Plymouth, England in 1961 and relocated to Japan in 1985. She graduated from Suzunoya Kimono Gakuin and received a special award for her work in spreading kimono culture from Minzoku Ishou Bunka Fukyuu Kyoukai.
Cliffe wears kimono regularly, and has taken a PhD in the study of kimono trends. She teaches kimono culture and dressing, and studied dyeing under Sassa Reiko.
A kimono influencer, Cliffe has spoken in Japan and in many other countries on kimono culture, and have published a book and articles in many journals.
Sheila Cliffe held her first kimono workshop in the lively art hub of Santa...
Cool yukata are de rigueur at summer festivals in Japan and you may feel...
Kimono celebrating the history of Nagasaki, which maintained contact with the outside world during...
"I think the essence of the art is knowing how to bend the rules...
Gyoda, a sleepy town in Saitama, has been making tabi socks for centuries. It...
The prized Echigo Joufu cloth for summer kimono — a beautiful collaboration between craftsmen...
Whether as simple flowers or whole scenes, like other kimono accessories, tsumami kanzashi express...
Predictions are that these tiny eggs which influenced the modernization of Japan will gain...
There is a surprising amount of western influence in seasonal kimono. Read below to...
Meisen kimono are on show now at the Saitama Prefectural Museum, giving visitors a...
Centered around 2000 volunteers, the Kyoto Jidai Matsuri brings to life the rich kimono...
