NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion
A Cape That Traveled — and Still Speaks, a Cent...
Have you ever heard of a dochu-kappa? Rooted in the Edo period and worn well into the Taisho and early Showa eras, the dochu-kappa (道中合羽) was Japan's essential travel garment....
A Cape That Traveled — and Still Speaks, a Cent...
Have you ever heard of a dochu-kappa? Rooted in the Edo period and worn well into the Taisho and early Showa eras, the dochu-kappa (道中合羽) was Japan's essential travel garment....
Noragi Cotton Stripe Hand-Stitched Jacket — Jap...
Noragi is the working garment of those who lived by the land. Found in Tohoku, this mid-Showa piece carries the quiet dignity of Japanese rural life — and the hand-stitched...
Noragi Cotton Stripe Hand-Stitched Jacket — Jap...
Noragi is the working garment of those who lived by the land. Found in Tohoku, this mid-Showa piece carries the quiet dignity of Japanese rural life — and the hand-stitched...
E-Gasuri Noragi — A Rare Indigo Weave from Rura...
Some things are made to last. Not just in the physical sense — though this noragi has already outlasted decades — but in the way they carry meaning forward through...
E-Gasuri Noragi — A Rare Indigo Weave from Rura...
Some things are made to last. Not just in the physical sense — though this noragi has already outlasted decades — but in the way they carry meaning forward through...
Indigo Stripe Momohiki — A Rare Find from Tohoku
Some pieces stop you in your tracks. This is one of them. Momohiki are traditional Japanese leg coverings — worn from the waist to the ankle, fitted close to the...
Indigo Stripe Momohiki — A Rare Find from Tohoku
Some pieces stop you in your tracks. This is one of them. Momohiki are traditional Japanese leg coverings — worn from the waist to the ankle, fitted close to the...
Monpe Pants — Indigo Bingo Kasuri / YAMAKI / Ja...
In the farming villages of postwar Japan, monpe were the garment of working life. Loose through the hips, tapered at the ankle, tied at the waist — designed entirely for...
Monpe Pants — Indigo Bingo Kasuri / YAMAKI / Ja...
In the farming villages of postwar Japan, monpe were the garment of working life. Loose through the hips, tapered at the ankle, tied at the waist — designed entirely for...
Indigo Kasuri Monpe — A Piece of Japan's Farmin...
Before fast fashion, before synthetic dyes, before global supply chains — there were the fields. And in those fields, people wore monpe. This indigo kasuri cotton monpe is a one-of-a-kind...
Indigo Kasuri Monpe — A Piece of Japan's Farmin...
Before fast fashion, before synthetic dyes, before global supply chains — there were the fields. And in those fields, people wore monpe. This indigo kasuri cotton monpe is a one-of-a-kind...