“I want spread Edo Komon and want people to know about Edo Komon. My dream is letting people wear kimono of Edo Komon.” Futa Nagao, Dan Campisi and Stella Ko contributed to this report.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Is it 'racist' for non-Japanese to wear kimono? That question has been fiercely debated since protesters entered Boston's Museum of Fine Arts in late June to decry an exhibition encouraging ...

A kimono from Yoshikimono's Spring-Summer 2016 collection. The Japanese brand, founded by musician-turned-designer Yoshiki of the band X-Japan, is known for it's punk sensibility.