Kim Kardashian West has been accused of cultural appropriation after launching a brand of figure-hugging underwear called Kimono. The reality TV star took to social media this week to launch the ...

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 ...

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.

Kim, oh no. “I’ve been passionate about this for 15 years,” Kim Kardashian tweeted Tuesday alongside an announcement for her new shapewear line, controversially named Kimono. Japa… ...

And if you don’t have a kimono that can be used for this purpose, you don’t have to worry, they can provide kimono fabric for you to choose from as well. The parasols, or higasa as they are called in ...

The shape of the kimono hasn't changed since its first appearance around the 15th and 16th centuries. What used to be the undergarment became outerwear, which was simply wrapped around a person.