NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion

Uramasari Haori: The Edo-Era Act of Resistance That Became a Design Principle

Uramasari Haori: The Edo-Era Act of Resistance ...

A mid-Showa haori with uramasari — the reversed lining design born when Edo-era sumptuary laws banned bright clothing and common people moved their extravagance inside. 89cm. Beautiful, artistic, and entirely...

Uramasari Haori: The Edo-Era Act of Resistance ...

A mid-Showa haori with uramasari — the reversed lining design born when Edo-era sumptuary laws banned bright clothing and common people moved their extravagance inside. 89cm. Beautiful, artistic, and entirely...

Boro Noragi Jacket – Japanese Vintage Indigo, Kasuri, Shibori, Sashiko: A Century of Repair

Boro Noragi Jacket – Japanese Vintage Indigo, K...

A Meiji to early Showa boro noragi jacket in indigo cotton and linen — kasuri, shibori, crazy patchwork, and dense sashiko hand stitching. Both sides are beautiful. A century of...

Boro Noragi Jacket – Japanese Vintage Indigo, K...

A Meiji to early Showa boro noragi jacket in indigo cotton and linen — kasuri, shibori, crazy patchwork, and dense sashiko hand stitching. Both sides are beautiful. A century of...

Indigo Kasuri Kimono Robe: Japanese Vintage Cotton in the Shosei Tradition

Indigo Kasuri Kimono Robe: Japanese Vintage Cot...

A Taisho to early Showa indigo kasuri kimono in long cotton — 116cm back length, fine ikat pattern reminiscent of shosei kasuri. The refined indigo and cotton texture make this...

Indigo Kasuri Kimono Robe: Japanese Vintage Cot...

A Taisho to early Showa indigo kasuri kimono in long cotton — 116cm back length, fine ikat pattern reminiscent of shosei kasuri. The refined indigo and cotton texture make this...

Six Panels of Mid-Showa Stripe: Still Stiff, Still Becoming

Six Panels of Mid-Showa Stripe: Still Stiff, St...

Six panels of mid-Showa Japanese cotton stripe fabric, approximately 35.5cm wide and 100–120cm long. Still relatively stiff — the aging is still to come. A larger set for those who...

Six Panels of Mid-Showa Stripe: Still Stiff, St...

Six panels of mid-Showa Japanese cotton stripe fabric, approximately 35.5cm wide and 100–120cm long. Still relatively stiff — the aging is still to come. A larger set for those who...

Four Panels of Mid-Showa Stripe: Cotton That Carries Its Color Well

Four Panels of Mid-Showa Stripe: Cotton That Ca...

Four panels of mid-Showa Japanese cotton stripe fabric — two sizes, beautiful colors, the kind of stripe that only decades of careful making can produce. Remake material, stock, or simply...

Four Panels of Mid-Showa Stripe: Cotton That Ca...

Four panels of mid-Showa Japanese cotton stripe fabric — two sizes, beautiful colors, the kind of stripe that only decades of careful making can produce. Remake material, stock, or simply...

Before the World Knew Its Name: The Story of EVIS and the Birth of Japan Vintage Denim

Before the World Knew Its Name: The Story of EV...

Before EVISU conquered the world, there was EVIS. This is the story of the rarest tag in Japan vintage denim — and the piece that carries it.

Before the World Knew Its Name: The Story of EV...

Before EVISU conquered the world, there was EVIS. This is the story of the rarest tag in Japan vintage denim — and the piece that carries it.