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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 ...
The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg exhibition, “Kimono: The Triumph of Japanese Dress,” showcases more than 100 pieces ...
Founders Shunsuke and Chien-Tsu Teranishi say their capes, bombers and other designs are "the intersection of form and ...
IZUMO, Shimane Prefecture--For those memory-filled kimono that the deceased leave behind, a clothing designer here is offering to remake them into bags, stuffed toys and other daily accessories.
As far back as 1966, All Japan Kimono Promoting Association designated 15 November as Kimono Day, a day when Japanese families with a 5-year-old boy or a girl aged 3 or 7 celebrate the Shichigosan ...
The kimono is a profound historical and cultural treasure of Japan. But can foreign tourists wear them too, as locals do? Here's everything you need to know.