NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion
The Mompe That Rewrote the Rules: Indigo, Patch...
A mid-Showa indigo kasuri mompe unlike any other — crazy patchwork, boro-spirit hand-stitching, and rare NKK brass side zippers. The story of a garment that rewrote the rules.
The Mompe That Rewrote the Rules: Indigo, Patch...
A mid-Showa indigo kasuri mompe unlike any other — crazy patchwork, boro-spirit hand-stitching, and rare NKK brass side zippers. The story of a garment that rewrote the rules.
A Checked Noragi. That Alone Makes It Rare.
Noragi itself is already scarce. Stripes, solids, boro, sashiko, kasuri——each one a reminder of how deep this culture runs. But when a checked noragi came to us recently,something made us...
A Checked Noragi. That Alone Makes It Rare.
Noragi itself is already scarce. Stripes, solids, boro, sashiko, kasuri——each one a reminder of how deep this culture runs. But when a checked noragi came to us recently,something made us...
The Geta That Remembers — Aizu Kiri, Nimaiba, a...
A pair of Showa-era Aizu Kiri nimaiba geta — and the story of the wood, the form, and the department store mark pressed into the brass.
The Geta That Remembers — Aizu Kiri, Nimaiba, a...
A pair of Showa-era Aizu Kiri nimaiba geta — and the story of the wood, the form, and the department store mark pressed into the brass.
The Indigo Stripe That's Hard to Find — An Earl...
In all the years I've spent looking at noragi, some pieces stop you immediately. The indigo is deep. The stripe is unusually bold. The construction is honest.This cotton noragi, born...
The Indigo Stripe That's Hard to Find — An Earl...
In all the years I've spent looking at noragi, some pieces stop you immediately. The indigo is deep. The stripe is unusually bold. The construction is honest.This cotton noragi, born...
What Is Noragi? The Complete Guide to Japan's V...
The complete guide to noragi — Japan's traditional indigo-dyed work jacket. History, what makes it special, how to wear it, how to care for it, and how to find an...
What Is Noragi? The Complete Guide to Japan's V...
The complete guide to noragi — Japan's traditional indigo-dyed work jacket. History, what makes it special, how to wear it, how to care for it, and how to find an...
The Kendo Gi as Fashion — How Japan's Martial A...
There's a garment that spent decades inside Japanese dojos, absorbing the discipline and sweat of martial artists — and it's now showing up in the wardrobes of designers, collectors, and...
The Kendo Gi as Fashion — How Japan's Martial A...
There's a garment that spent decades inside Japanese dojos, absorbing the discipline and sweat of martial artists — and it's now showing up in the wardrobes of designers, collectors, and...