Although kimono robes are not actual kimonos, they look very similar to the Japanese version. Expect a quality kimono robe to have wide sleeves, deep pockets and a wraparound belt.

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 ...

Traditional Japanese clothing is making a comeback -- but in a metamorphosis, as when the old-fashioned floor-length kimono is hitched up at the waist to show off the latest in trousers worn below.

Kimono are known as Japan’s classic fashion item. Now their colorful, nature-themed fabrics are being repurposed in a modern way, in decorative sneakers. We look at these rescued fabric shoes ...