The kimono as we know it dates back to Japan’s Heian period (794-1192) and came into its own during the Edo period between 1603 and 1868. With many samurai to dress, kimono makers improved their ...

Japanese kimono have inspired European and American designers since the 1870s, and their designs have influenced Japanese designers in turn. This impressive Asian Art Museum exhibit includes ...

Critic’s Pick ‘Kimono Style’: A Beautiful Painting You Can Wear Japan’s T-shaped unisex garment cut from a single bolt of silk isn’t a symbol or a relic.

Japanese mayor urges Kim Kardashian to ‘reconsider’ her controversial Kimono brand The collection has been accused of cultural appropriation Sirena Bergman Monday 01 July 2019 08:45 BST 0 Comments ...

Tokyo-born Keiko Hjersman, 50, coordinator of Japanese studies at UC Berkeley, said she can barely tie the sash on her kimono, and even her 84-year- old mother has stopped wearing one.

Kimono businesses responded by creating schools in order to teach Japanese women how to wear kimono. But “once you have schools you make a right way and a wrong way to do it,” says Cliffe.