Starting with its introduction to the area around the time of the Sujin Emperor (purportedly near the 1st century CE), Yuki, Ibaraki, has been one of the premier providers of high quality silk ...

AMAMI OSHIMA, Japan — Kazuhiko Kanai uses the traditional method to dye the elegant kimonos for which this small, semitropical island is renowned: He carries a bundle of pure white silk to a rice ...

In February, inside the midtown New York City event space Skylight at Moynihan Station, Hiromi Asai's New York Fashion Week show looked much like others happening across the city: the throb of "Uptown ...

Google “kimono,” and the first result that comes up is the website for Forever 21. Clicking through leads to a vibrant smorgasbord of open jackets: a graphic “tribal-inspired” print kimono draped on a ...

BERKELEY — Sometimes tradition is just not enough. Or so Koji Wada has learned. Wada, the owner of Kasuri Dyeworks in downtown Berkeley, is spending this week closing his shop, unrolling, rerolling ...

Most commonly worn on holidays and formal tea ceremony courses (chado) in Japan, kimonos just got a serious makeover as everyday wear. As seen on Yahoo, modern kimonos took over Japan fashion week, ...

Owning a kimono is a big commitment as it requires very specific care and cleaning methods. However, you don't have to wear a traditional kimono to appreciate its intricate beauty. There are a variety ...

Japanese designer Eiko Kobayashi will show off kimonos and ao dai at two fashion shows in Hanoi on Saturday. The event, part of a cultural exchange to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ...

Colorful masks made with Oshima Tsumugi silk fabric are seen in this photo taken from the Instagram account of textile maker Kamimura Shoten. KAGOSHIMA -- A textile maker in this southwestern Japan ...