NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion
What Is Yukinko Kasuri? Japan's Rarest Snow Pat...
There is a moment, when you hold a piece of Yukinko Kasuri monpe for the first time, when you understand why textile collectors speak of it in hushed tones. The...
What Is Yukinko Kasuri? Japan's Rarest Snow Pat...
There is a moment, when you hold a piece of Yukinko Kasuri monpe for the first time, when you understand why textile collectors speak of it in hushed tones. The...
Indigo Check Uwappari: What One Jacket from Toh...
Some garments arrive with a weight that has nothing to do with fabric. This uwappari came from Tohoku. Mid-Showa era — somewhere in the 1950s or 1960s. It was made...
Indigo Check Uwappari: What One Jacket from Toh...
Some garments arrive with a weight that has nothing to do with fabric. This uwappari came from Tohoku. Mid-Showa era — somewhere in the 1950s or 1960s. It was made...
What Is Noragi? The Japanese Work Jacket the Wo...
There is a garment that farmers in rural Japan wore to the fields every morning for generations. It was never designed to be fashionable. It was designed to work. And...
What Is Noragi? The Japanese Work Jacket the Wo...
There is a garment that farmers in rural Japan wore to the fields every morning for generations. It was never designed to be fashionable. It was designed to work. And...
The Haori That Hides a Mountain — Japan's Most ...
There are garments that hold secrets. This is one of them. On the outside: jet-black pure silk, austere and commanding. Five family crests — itsutsumon — placed at the back,...
The Haori That Hides a Mountain — Japan's Most ...
There are garments that hold secrets. This is one of them. On the outside: jet-black pure silk, austere and commanding. Five family crests — itsutsumon — placed at the back,...
Why Indigo Kasuri Monpe Are So Hard to Find — A...
Some things disappear quietly, without announcement. Monpe — the traditional farmwork trousers of rural Japan — are one of them. Worn hard, washed repeatedly, mended until there was nothing left...
Why Indigo Kasuri Monpe Are So Hard to Find — A...
Some things disappear quietly, without announcement. Monpe — the traditional farmwork trousers of rural Japan — are one of them. Worn hard, washed repeatedly, mended until there was nothing left...
Aizu Kiri Geta — The Story Behind Japan's Most ...
There is a particular sound that belongs only to summer in Japan — the rhythmic karan koron of wooden geta on stone pavement. It echoes through festival nights, along temple...
Aizu Kiri Geta — The Story Behind Japan's Most ...
There is a particular sound that belongs only to summer in Japan — the rhythmic karan koron of wooden geta on stone pavement. It echoes through festival nights, along temple...