May is probably one of the best times of the year to go on outings. Heading out for a stroll in the season’s kimono with suitable accessories can help wearers better enjoy the season and entertain ...

So this is, perhaps, an ideal time to consider the kimono. The T-shaped Japanese robe, which has inspired countless Western garments, complicates the conversation about what we’re allowed to adopt ...

Nishijin-ori, the intricate weaving technique for kimonos that dates back more than 1,000 years in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, is getting a hi-tech collaborator: artificial intelligence. The ...

Recent years have seen a kimono boom among young women in Japan who delight in kimono as everyday wear and scour secondhand kimono stores and their mothers’ wardrobes for vintage pieces to bring up to ...