NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion
A Name in Blue Cotton: The Imperial Japanese Ar...
A rare prewar cotton furoshiki preserves a discharge inscription, a personal name, crossed flags, a star, and a striking design. Unwashed deadstock with visible age-related flaws.
A Name in Blue Cotton: The Imperial Japanese Ar...
A rare prewar cotton furoshiki preserves a discharge inscription, a personal name, crossed flags, a star, and a striking design. Unwashed deadstock with visible age-related flaws.
The Indigo Inside: A Men’s Kimono Between Every...
Fine indigo stripes outside, a sweep of solid blue inside: a closer look at a Taisho–early Showa men’s cotton kimono and how it moves into a modern wardrobe.
The Indigo Inside: A Men’s Kimono Between Every...
Fine indigo stripes outside, a sweep of solid blue inside: a closer look at a Taisho–early Showa men’s cotton kimono and how it moves into a modern wardrobe.
A First Japanese Vintage Layer: Six Haori, Nora...
A practical guide to choosing a first piece of Japanese vintage, from haori and noragi to monpe trousers and a Type 65 field jacket.
A First Japanese Vintage Layer: Six Haori, Nora...
A practical guide to choosing a first piece of Japanese vintage, from haori and noragi to monpe trousers and a Type 65 field jacket.
Winter Woven in Indigo: An Early Showa Padded H...
An Early Showa padded hanten reveals how indigo kasuri, cotton warmth, and the marks of daily use came together in Japanese winter clothing.
Winter Woven in Indigo: An Early Showa Padded H...
An Early Showa padded hanten reveals how indigo kasuri, cotton warmth, and the marks of daily use came together in Japanese winter clothing.
A Haori Jacket with an Unquiet Lining: Late Sho...
A late Showa-era men's haori reveals how a quiet woven outer layer can hold an unexpectedly expressive lining, and how Japanese vintage clothing moves naturally into contemporary Japanese-Western dressing.
A Haori Jacket with an Unquiet Lining: Late Sho...
A late Showa-era men's haori reveals how a quiet woven outer layer can hold an unexpectedly expressive lining, and how Japanese vintage clothing moves naturally into contemporary Japanese-Western dressing.
Where Red Meets Indigo: A Mid-Showa Japanese Vi...
Two contrasting cotton checks, joined into five widths and preserved with their seams and indigo repairs visible. A closer look at the structure of a mid-Showa Japanese vintage fabric.
Where Red Meets Indigo: A Mid-Showa Japanese Vi...
Two contrasting cotton checks, joined into five widths and preserved with their seams and indigo repairs visible. A closer look at the structure of a mid-Showa Japanese vintage fabric.