NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion

Early Showa era boro noragi jacket, reverse side front view, indigo-dyed cotton body with crazy pattern sleeves, laid flat

Stripe on One Side, Indigo on the Other: Readin...

Most vintage garments ask you to look at them. This one asks you to read it.A noragi jacket from early Showa Japan. Cotton body, indigo-dyed on the reverse. Stripe pattern...

Stripe on One Side, Indigo on the Other: Readin...

Most vintage garments ask you to look at them. This one asks you to read it.A noragi jacket from early Showa Japan. Cotton body, indigo-dyed on the reverse. Stripe pattern...

Indigo kasuri cotton monpe pants, front view, navy and white ikat pattern, elastic waist, Mid-Showa era Japanese vintage workwear

The Patch That Saved the Pants — On Mending, Mo...

There is a moment, somewhere in the life of a well-used garment, when a decision gets made. The fabric is thinning. The threads are beginning to separate. The question is...

The Patch That Saved the Pants — On Mending, Mo...

There is a moment, somewhere in the life of a well-used garment, when a decision gets made. The fabric is thinning. The threads are beginning to separate. The question is...

Kasuri ikat textile detail — geometric arrow and diamond pattern, cotton weave, handmade Japan vintage mid-Showa

Kasuri Ikat Shirt — Japan's Handmade Textile No...

Some garments carry more than fabric. A kasuri ikat shirt from mid-Showa Japan carries the geometry of a tradition, the hands of an unnamed maker, and a design language that...

Kasuri Ikat Shirt — Japan's Handmade Textile No...

Some garments carry more than fabric. A kasuri ikat shirt from mid-Showa Japan carries the geometry of a tradition, the hands of an unnamed maker, and a design language that...

Indigo-dyed cotton monpe pants, front, snow pattern (Yukinko) kasuri, early Showa era Japan vintage

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...

Vintage Japanese noragi uwappari work jacket, indigo-dyed check cotton, mid-Showa era, Tohoku Japan, 100% cotton, front view

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...

Vintage Japanese noragi jacket on kimono hanger, vertical stripe cotton with black velvet collar, front view, early Showa era

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...