Japan’s traditional kimonos are being repurposed in creative and sustainable ways

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 ...
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‘It’s so funny to walk into a kimono shop in Tokyo and find everyone drinking whiskey and talking about Ireland’ – The team fusing Celtic patterns and Japanese heritage

Being Irish seems to be quite the hot commodity at the moment.Actors such as Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal and Cillian Murphy continue to be praised internationally for their craft. Irish designers JW ...

Kimono upcycling art ‘ikasu’ at sequence MIYASHITA PARK, Shibuya (Mar 20–Apr 19)

Meet Japan’s heritage in modern interiors—ikasu’s kimono art appears in a Shibuya lifestyle hotel SETAGAYA-KU, TOKYO, ...
Washington Times

Kimono’s evolution reflects changing Japan

NEW YORK (AP) - It’s difficult to imagine a more eloquent symbol of Japan than the deceptively simple, T-shaped kimono. Traditional yet ever changing, the kimono (“thing to wear,” in Japanese) has ...
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Japan's traditional kimonos are being repurposed in creative and sustainable ways

TOKYO(AP) — The kimono, that elaborate, delicate wrap-around garment worn by geisha and samurai from centuries back, is getting a vibrant remake, appreciated these days for a virtue that’s more ...