Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kim Kardashian surely went too far when she attempted to name her bodywear brand Kimono. Yet Japan has largely looked kindly on ...

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TOKYO – Young people are redefining kimono fashion, mixing the traditional Japanese clothing with Western accessories and clothes such as hats and sneakers, something many would have once considered ...

LONDON — The Kimono is arguably the most distinct Japanese garment to the world of fashion, and it has been a source of inspiration for European designers even before the Meiji Restoration when Japan ...

KYOTO >> Maria Kawahara, a kimono designer, believes that the traditional garment can be worn more freely — with a belt, for instance, if one doesn’t have an obi, or even with boots or high heels ...

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TOKYO >> As the domestic kimono industry shrinks, a few contemporary designers have taken a fresh look at the traditional Japanese garb, introducing innovative designs that merge with Western-style ...

NEW YORK — Kimonos are often hard to come by in the U.S., but they were front and center at three recent Japan-sponsored fashion shows. Renowned kimono designer Jane Aiko Yamano, a force in Japan’s ...

Few fashions are as enduring, or as versatile, as the kimono. Worn by women, men and children alike, kimono (the term is both singular and plural) have been synonymous with Japanese culture since ...

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, ...

The Japanese Festival, a Labor Day weekend tradition in St. Louis, returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden for its 40th anniversary. This year, two new groups will perform. Samurai Sword Soul shares ...