The kimono, a garment that dates back to the 5th century A.D. and worn by westerners for at least 150 years, inhabits the slippery gray area between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation.

For centuries, the kimono has been one of Japan’s most important and recognizable cultural exports. Under Japan’s sakoku isolationist policy, the Dutch East India company enjoyed exclusive ...

Kimono Truth Kimono Truth Special | 29m 59s | CC The kimono, a traditional Japanese garment, is admired worldwide yet remains a mystery to many. Despite being the national dress of Japan, its ...

I’ve been passionate about this for 15 years. Kimono is my take on shapewear and solutions for women that actually work,” Kardashian wrote Tuesday on Instagram.

But Kardashian West’s appropriation of the word “kimono” for a line of products that have nothing to do with kimonos is problematic because it completely removes the word from any cultural ...

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 ...

Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection Through Feb. 23 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan; 212-535-7710, metmuseum.org.