In some cultures, it holds a strong symbolic meaning. In Japan, the obi, a wide kimono belt, reflects a person's social status, age, and sometimes marital status. In Morocco, the mdamma ...

KYOTO >> Maria Kawahara, a kimono designer, believes that the traditional garment can be worn more freely — with a belt, for instance, if one doesn’t have an obi, or even with boots or high ...

Photos for Valentino showing Japanese model Koki walking in high heels on a traditional obi kimono belt, and wearing shoes inside, have whipped up a storm of social media criticism amid ...

The kimono dress code denotes different colours ... excess fabric around your waist and securing it with a koshi himo belt before layering on the more ornate obi belt. Do note that you should ...

or the belt that holds a kimono in place, for a recent shoe collection by Christian Louboutin. “Louboutin was inspired by the kosode, a typical kimono from the 19th Century,” says Rie Nii ...

Right now, the Amitofo Silk Kimono Robe is on sale for just $25 ... this robe offers a wrap design with a removable tie-waist closure, belt loops, and an inner tie that allows you to easily ...

By around 1400, it had become outerwear, a longer garment, with longer, wider sleeves, and a belt. The kimono styles worn today were first created in the 1600s. People stopped wearing the kimono ...

A group of Japanese mothers in Sendai city is producing special kimono belts with fairly-traded African fabrics. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media ...

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 ...

Band member Natsuna, 33, who performs sword combat and modern dance, will be wearing a costume made from a few types of pre-loved obis or kimono belt. "I am very impressed with what the students ...