NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion

The Fish That Learned to Be Beautiful: Goldfish, Demekin, and the Japanese Summer Sensu

The Fish That Learned to Be Beautiful: Goldfish...

A Japanese folding fan (sensu) with goldfish and demekin design — the telescope-eyed goldfish beloved in Japan for centuries. Goldfish are Japan's summer in miniature: the cool water, the slow...

The Fish That Learned to Be Beautiful: Goldfish...

A Japanese folding fan (sensu) with goldfish and demekin design — the telescope-eyed goldfish beloved in Japan for centuries. Goldfish are Japan's summer in miniature: the cool water, the slow...

212 Centimeters: A Hand-Stitched Patchwork Scarf in Vintage Striped Cotton

212 Centimeters: A Hand-Stitched Patchwork Scar...

A hand-stitched patchwork scarf of vintage striped cotton — 34.5 × 212cm. 212 centimeters is not a scarf length; it is a presence. Wrap it, drape it, let it pool....

212 Centimeters: A Hand-Stitched Patchwork Scar...

A hand-stitched patchwork scarf of vintage striped cotton — 34.5 × 212cm. 212 centimeters is not a scarf length; it is a presence. Wrap it, drape it, let it pool....

The Tucks That Measured a Child's Growth: An Indigo Kasuri Kimono from Early to Mid Showa

The Tucks That Measured a Child's Growth: An In...

An indigo kasuri cotton kimono from early to mid Showa Japan — originally made for a child. The koshi-age and kata-age tuck marks remain in the fabric: the record of...

The Tucks That Measured a Child's Growth: An In...

An indigo kasuri cotton kimono from early to mid Showa Japan — originally made for a child. The koshi-age and kata-age tuck marks remain in the fabric: the record of...

Many Blues: A Patchwork Stole of Indigo-Dyed Striped Cotton, Hand-Stitched

Many Blues: A Patchwork Stole of Indigo-Dyed St...

A hand-stitched patchwork stole of vintage indigo-dyed striped cotton — 35 × 180cm. Multiple fabrics, each a different blue. No two indigo blues are the same. The patchwork makes this...

Many Blues: A Patchwork Stole of Indigo-Dyed St...

A hand-stitched patchwork stole of vintage indigo-dyed striped cotton — 35 × 180cm. Multiple fabrics, each a different blue. No two indigo blues are the same. The patchwork makes this...

When Toy Story Meets Aloha: The Story Behind a Japan-Exclusive Collector's Shirt

When Toy Story Meets Aloha: The Story Behind a ...

A Japan-exclusive Disney Pixar Toy Story aloha shirt — and why pieces like this are worth paying attention to. The story behind the fabric, the print, and the culture that...

When Toy Story Meets Aloha: The Story Behind a ...

A Japan-exclusive Disney Pixar Toy Story aloha shirt — and why pieces like this are worth paying attention to. The story behind the fabric, the print, and the culture that...

A Cloth That Is Not Finished Yet: Vintage Striped Cotton Patchwork Stole, Hand-Stitched

A Cloth That Is Not Finished Yet: Vintage Strip...

A hand-stitched patchwork stole made from vintage striped cotton — 34 × 166cm. Not perfect. That is exactly what makes it special. Wear it, repair it, let it become boro....

A Cloth That Is Not Finished Yet: Vintage Strip...

A hand-stitched patchwork stole made from vintage striped cotton — 34 × 166cm. Not perfect. That is exactly what makes it special. Wear it, repair it, let it become boro....