Hirokazu Okano's company, founded in 1897, is the second oldest in Hakata weaving and is continuously innovating to ensure the craft’s future.
A captivating journey into the imaginative world of a kimono pioneer who inspires others to challenge preconceptions, experiment, and find their unique style.
The first Monday in January is coming of age day in Japan and many young women celebrate with elaborate kimono created or handed down for this...
Kimono brands Aono Koubou, Tonami Orimono, and Jotaro Saito showcased their latest designs, with creative incorporations of retro elements particularly notable.
The kimono is excellent at capturing seasonal joys. In autumn, common motifs are dragonflies, the full moon, and symbols of the harvest, such as rice ears.
Sheila Cliffe held her first kimono workshop in the lively art hub of Santa Fe, where she found an audience captivated by the kimono's symbolism and...
Kimono celebrating the history of Nagasaki, which maintained contact with the outside world during sakoku, continue to evoke a romance for the past.
There is a new vocabulary of design coming into the mix, creating a new energy, which is necessary for the survival of the kimono industry.
Sheila shares great ideas for Christmas and the New Year, when kimono that show off the seasonal themes and shiny threads that sparkle especially brightly.
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...
Keiko from Taylor Hawkins on Vimeo. There used to be almost 400 dyers of beautiful Japanese kimono fabrics in the Tokyo Hand Dyed Yuzen Guild (Tokyo...
Kimono – the simple yet timeless elegant garment that is traditional Japanese fashion. From the powerful samurai in battle to graceful geisha dancing in tea...
