It began making shoes using kimono fabric in 2020, ... Kawamura launched the sneakers on the Japanese crowdfunding platform Makuake in 2022. Aiming for a modest 300,000 yen ...

In her transcultural collection for Expo 2025, Polish designer Joanna Hawrot reimagines the kimono as a radical expression of ...

Here are some unique Japanese souvenirs made from kimono fabric and accessories. Friday 4 October 2024. Share. Copy Link. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email WhatsApp. Written by Time Out Tokyo Editors.

The kimono is more than a historic artefact, one where ideas and methods of production were to remain constant for centuries.

Around four in five customers are non-Japanese. Some 40% of these foreign shoppers are from the United States, ... An artisan sewing kimono fabric onto genuine leather.

"I spent 12 years in Europe. Every fashion company was looking for a Japanese patterner, particularly ones who came from Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, or Issey Miyake," he said.

TOKYO -- Kimonos are making a comeback, with the iconic Japanese garment being worn more in daily life, or their fabric turned into contemporary clothing. Designer Yohei Ohno owns a popular ...

Kimono fabric Medium Medium: cotton Technique: resist stencil on plain weave Dimensions H x W: 1056 x 34 cm (34 ft. 7 3/4 in. x 13 3/8 in.) made in Japan See more items in Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian ...

Summer kimono fabrics are dried in the sun and sway in the wind at Iseyasu Senkosho in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward on May 9, 2023. ... (Japanese original by Koichiro Tezuka, Photo Group) ...

Kimono-covered kicks Kimonos have been worn for more than 1,300 years in Japan, but only took on that name from the 19 th century.Typically, ankle-length with a V-neckline, the gowns feature wide ...