Designing bright, outrageously colored garments, Narutoshi Ishikawa says that wearing kimono is an amplifier for your personality. What does it take to make kimono popular in...
Despite concerns about getting dirty with small children around, Mika is part of the age group that is becoming more aware of kimono as a fashion...
If you’ve ever wondered whether kimono have always been the same, who wore what, or how the gorgeous fabrics were made, this is a chance not...
Influenced by one of Sheila Cliffe’s books, Chihoko began to wear a lot of hats and accessories that she wasn’t using before, and she found that...
Kimono is inclusive, and it’s for now. It welcomes everyone, according to kimono pioneer Mamechiyo. Above all, it connects with life and with place, and with...
Kimono expert and author Sheila Cliffe interviews the young American studying to be a Nihon Buyo dancer about the comfort and attraction of men wearing kimono,...
This is the first of the “Kimono in the Closet” series, where author Sheila Cliffe will share insights from a years-long research.
Between the threading, the dyeing, the weaving, the sewing, and everything in between “the complexity of each step is mind boggling”, explains Sheila Cliffe.
Indigo is often associated with the color blue, and with denim blue jeans. But this natural dye is much more healthy and versatile than these common...
The pandemic has dealt a body blow to the kimono industry as a whole. This was true for most of the weavers in the Tango area...
~ I tried to imagine what stylish woman wore this beautiful hat before me. I paired it with a kimono from the Taisho period ~ 2020...
I went to visit Maebashi the other day, to learn a little about the place, enjoy the autumn leaves and sunshine and to meet a...