Chatting on mobile phones while dressed in traditional ceremonial garb, these young Japanese women embody a country of contrasts. The giggling girls - who all turn 20 this year and officially enter ...

Draped in dazzling kimonos, thousands of expensively made-up young Japanese women marked their entry into adulthood during the country's annual Coming of Age Day – with some planning their look a year ...

Even those who know little about fashion are familiar with kimonos. The national dress of Japan is instantly recognisable and V&A has dozens of them on display as part of its latest fashion ...

For many female tourists visiting Japan from abroad, renting a beautiful kimono for a photo shoot or to enjoy a leisurely stroll in a traditional Japanese neighborhood, a Japanese garden or perhaps on ...

Kimonos are deeply woven into the fabric of Japan’s cultural identity. Yet, the iconic garment is rarely worn now. Mostly relegated to formal occasions, kimonos are often kept for generations — and ...

From geisha gown to 21st-Century fashion statement, the kimono is a quintessentially Japanese garment entrenched in symbolism From a first visit to the shrine to coming of age and marriage ceremonies, ...

Textiles play a vital role in the expression of cultural identity, the warp and weft of a fabric speaking volumes about social status. Nowhere is this better reflected than in the Japanese kimono, the ...

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