There are 52 people as cats and a guest house inspired by ukiyo-e. Every...
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.
French born, sharing his adventurous spirit and hospitality talents widely as Zac Baran now...
Ukiyo-e paintings often feature women with red undergarments peeking out of sleeves and hems,...
Introducing a 100 year old school with storied traditions in kimono making in...
Shimoda is normally a sleepy fishing community famous for onsen and seafood, but it...
The event is back on May 28-29, showing off trends in Japanese style,...
There is a new vocabulary of design coming into the mix, creating a new...
This time my challenge was to use kimono to evoke the world of Hanshinkan...
Those attending the hybrid event were rewarded with fresh ideas, colors and cultural contexts...
Sheila shares great ideas for Christmas and the New Year, when kimono that show...
The event celebrated ecology through reusing old kimono, diversity in the types of kimono...
Turning the costume of past eras into modern and now, young women increasingly fall...
