Many Japanese Americans also associate kimono with special occasions. Often, kimonos are more than just ceremonial attire; they’re pieces of a family’s history and a connection to their heritage.

Art Review ‘The Kimono in Print: 300 Years of Japanese Design’ Review: Clothes as Canvas The Worcester Art Museum highlights the iconic garment and its influence on three centuries of printmaking.

Kosai, edited by Takeda, Narajiro (Daimaru Gofukuten). Kyoto: Daimaru Gofukuten, 1911 (Meiji 44). Graphic Arts Collection 2013- in process This kimono sales catalogue was published by a fabric shop in ...

Kosode (kimono with small wrist openings), autumn flower-plants pattern on twill weave fabric (Kosode shiroayaji akikusamoyou) September 2, 2015 Available until March 30, 2029 17 languages ...

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.

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 ...

I work at a Japanese-American community newspaper where, every Halloween, we have the same conversation. Then something happens — like Katy Perry gives a performance, or a fraternity has a theme ...

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.

The national dress of Japan, Dua's kimono was white and decorated with a red and yellow floral pattern. The traditional Japanese garment is usually worn with an obi, which Dua adhered to by adding ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Yume Japanese Gardens in Midtown celebrated Japanese culture in a vibrant new way on Sunday, hosting its first-ever Kimono and Kanzashi Fashion Show.