Textiles play a vital role in the expression of cultural identity, the warp and weft of a fabric speaking volumes about social status. Nowhere is this better reflected than in the Japanese kimono, the ...

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Draped in dazzling kimonos, thousands of expensively made-up young Japanese women marked their entry into adulthood during the country's annual Coming of Age Day – with some planning their look a year ...

Thousands of Japanese women dressed up on Monday in dazzling kimonos for the country’s annual Coming of Age Day – with some planning their look a year in advance. The Coming of Age is an annual ...

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Between ogling trench coats, leather jackets and cardigans, we tend to forget an equally beautiful fall staple: the kimono. Think about it. Kimonos are lightweight enough to wear during the ...

The four young women clip-clop along the cobbled streets of Kyoto, their hair pinned up and their yukata summer kimono cinched at their waists with decorative obi belts. A tourist takes a snap as they ...

A Japanese word that means “a thing to wear,” “kimono” commonly refers to traditional Japanese garments that have been around for hundreds of years. Furisode, iromuji, mofuku and yukata are just a few ...