The kimono garment, the national dress of Japan, carries within itself all of the magic and traditions of Japanese ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...