Kim Kardashian is defending Kimono Solutionwear, saying she has no plans to produce actual Japanese kimono as part of the line — and no plans to change the name, despite backlash.

A Japanese word that means “a thing to wear,” “kimono” commonly refers to traditional Japanese garments that have been around for hundreds of years. Commentary: Yes, Kim Kardashian’s ...

Last summer, the MFA announced that is was cancelling its “Kimono Wednesdays" events in the face of protests. For several Wednesdays, protesters stood in the gallery with signs charging that the ...

So this is, perhaps, an ideal time to consider the kimono. The T-shaped Japanese robe, which has inspired countless Western garments, complicates the conversation about what we’re allowed to ...

Kim, oh no. “I’ve been passionate about this for 15 years,” Kim Kardashian tweeted Tuesday alongside an announcement for her new shapewear line, controversially named Kimono. Japa… ...

A Japanese mayor has issued a statement urging Kim Kardashian West to “reconsider” her new shapewear line, which is controversially named 'Kimono'.. The reality star reportedly tried to ...

From geisha gown to 21st-Century fashion statement, the kimono is a quintessentially Japanese garment entrenched in symbolism ...

When I studied abroad in Kyoto, I was one of only three exchange students with Japanese blood. My host mom worked at a kimono shop, where she dressed both tourists and locals, especially for their ...

It only takes minutes talking with Nancy McDonough to realize that she is a true Japanese kimono enthusiast. "You don't see a lot of cherry blossoms on kimono," says McDonough, the owner of Kyoto ...

Comprising loans and promised gifts from a single private collection as well as items from the museum’s Japanese and costume collections, “Kimono Style” also includes such non-kimono ...