Many kimono patterns include symbols that are believed to bring good luck or keep evil spirits at bay. Cranes represent ...

The kimono is the most famous garment worn in Japan. Kimono literally means “thing to wear” – it is made up of the Japanese words ... called tabi. The patterns and colours of the fabric ...

The piece of traditional Japanese clothing enthralled ... fashion as a tool for self-expression. Kimono became appealing to Cliffe partly because the patterns can be used to embody seasons and ...

There are few pieces of fashion as iconic as the Japanese ... adorn one of these traditional garments. But should you? The general consensus is that as long as you wear a kimono out of an ...

Meanwhile, kimono is made by cutting a roll of ... We decided to feature traditional Japanese patterns for our latest works to promote the fact that they were made in Japan, but we want to reflect ...

Historic kimono purveyor Yamato has enlisted its Yamato Lab team and the manufacturers at Tailor Toyo to reinterpret its vintage souvenir jacket design in the form of traditional garb. As multi ...

Japanese quilters originally created pieces with American patterns and fabrics ... Sadly, in modern years, countless pieces of traditional clothing (including but not limited to kimono) have gone ...