In Japan, thousands of kimonos are gathering dust in people’s closets — or worse, ending up in the trash. One startup is transforming these unwanted kimonos into everyday apparel, in a bid to reduce ...

(Greg Cook/WBUR) “For a Japanese person, kimono is just clothing. There’s nothing sacred about it,” said audience member Timothy Nagaoka, who had protested the Decolonize Our Museum protests ...

Kimono are one of the most recognizable aspects of traditional Japanese culture. A standard form of dress since ancient times, kimono are often worn in the modern era to lend occasions a sense of ...

The Japanese kimono is one of the world’s most iconic traditional item of clothing. It is instantly recognisable, with its simple yet elegant cut, intricate patterns, diverse colours and ...

It took the utter devastation of the Pacific War to bring to an end to centuries of everyday kimono wearing. With their country and moral in ruins the Japanese saw Western clothing as the simplest ...

A native Briton spends nearly 365 days of the year wearing kimono, even though daily use of the traditional Japanese clothing is on the decline among modern Japanese fashionistas. Sheila Cliffe ...

called “Kimono Wednesdays.” But not everybody thought a game of dress up in traditional garb was appropriate. The impressionist piece highlights France’s infatuation with Japanese culture ...

However, some criticized her for wearing traditional Japanese clothing. “Why does a good Chinese wear kimono? Think about what your grandparents went through,” a user said. Yet many more ...

2. Kimono Dresses Inspired by traditional Japanese attire, kimono dresses feature wrap-around designs with wide sleeves, ...

A Tokyo native, Katsura opened her store in the capital and held the country's first bridal fashion show, promoting Western-style wedding dresses in postwar Japan where kimono had been the ...

“Gucci Cosmos,” which runs until Dec. 1, features archival items from the Italian fashion house, arranged for display alongside Japanese ... A silk kimono dress created by Tom Ford is also ...