Discover how Japan used a strategy as it joined the global community in the 19th century. In the 19th century, Japan opened its doors to the world. The "Kimono Dress," emblematic of a broader clothing ...

Kimono sleeves are showing up everywhere, on every style of clothing from the dress to the shrug, sweater and even the coat. They have transformed from the traditional long kimono sleeve to ...

As beautiful as expensive, fancy kimono are, you may only get a handful of opportunities to wear one. They tend to be associated with special holidays like the first shrine visit of the New Year, ...

Sumie Kaneko, a singer who plays the traditional Japanese instruments koto and shamisen, often performs wearing flashy dresses made of recycled kimonos. The idea of sustainability is deeply rooted in ...

At the 10th Anniversary party of Galina Soboloev’s Single Kimono Dress held at Decades on Melrose last night I knocked back a glass of Prosecco, nabbed a sneak peek of Sobolev’s new line of dresses, ...

A woman displays a traditional kimono in Tokyo. Today, however, some people are taking a different creative approach, refashioning the traditional kimono, and also taking apart and resewing them as ...

We’d like to take this time to acknowledge that Michelle Williams has been challenging us all to step our style game up this summer in a major way. The beauty has teamed up with stylist J. Bolin, ...