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The kimono is more than a historic artefact, one where ideas and methods of production were to remain constant for centuries.
Kimono: the Triumph of Japanese Dress. Posted: March 15, 2025 | Last updated: March 15, 2025. FOX 13's Travis Anthony shows us the new exhibit inside the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg.
In her transcultural collection for Expo 2025, Polish designer Joanna Hawrot reimagines the kimono as a radical expression of ...
As designers such as Hiromi Asai work to secure the kimono's place in high fashion, a new exhibition at The Met in New York highlights the garment's history of cross-cultural influence.
A Chinese anime fan says she was detained and interrogated by police after she wore traditional Japanese dress to pose for photos in the eastern city of Suzhou, sparking heated debate on China’s ...
The kimono garment, the national dress of Japan, carries within itself all of the magic and traditions of Japanese culture. The basic features of the kimono are fairly simple.
The memory of Japanese wartime atrocities as well as the Chinese view of Japan as a US ‘lackey’ appears to have fuelled the need to ban the kimono.
The kimono worn today, however, is not an indigenous invention of the Japanese. It can be traced back to the 7th century when the Imperial Court began to wear garments adapted from Chinese styles .
The national dress of Japan, Dua's kimono was white and decorated with a red and yellow floral pattern. The traditional Japanese garment is usually worn with an obi, which Dua adhered to by adding ...