NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion
A Checkered Life in Six Widths: The Japanese Bo...
A checkered Japanese boro fabric carries the history of use, repair, and reuse. Explore why this kind of unstitched cotton textile is now valued by collectors and makers around the...
A Checkered Life in Six Widths: The Japanese Bo...
A checkered Japanese boro fabric carries the history of use, repair, and reuse. Explore why this kind of unstitched cotton textile is now valued by collectors and makers around the...
Deadstock, Unwashed, Unmistakably Japanese: Typ...
An unworn, unwashed Type 65 JGSDF work uniform reveals how Japanese military workwear preserves function, uncertainty, and the material record of a garment before use.
Deadstock, Unwashed, Unmistakably Japanese: Typ...
An unworn, unwashed Type 65 JGSDF work uniform reveals how Japanese military workwear preserves function, uncertainty, and the material record of a garment before use.
The Hood Is Gone, the Buttons Remain: Reading a...
A Taisho-to-early-Showa black wool Bankara mantle reveals its history through a missing hood, surviving collar buttons, and the marks of long use.
The Hood Is Gone, the Buttons Remain: Reading a...
A Taisho-to-early-Showa black wool Bankara mantle reveals its history through a missing hood, surviving collar buttons, and the marks of long use.
The Reverse Side Speaks First: A Showa-Era Nora...
Why the reverse side of a Showa-era noragi jacket reveals more about Japanese rural clothing, repair, slow fashion, and the life of the cloth.
The Reverse Side Speaks First: A Showa-Era Nora...
Why the reverse side of a Showa-era noragi jacket reveals more about Japanese rural clothing, repair, slow fashion, and the life of the cloth.
Beyond Tonbi: Two Collars, One Taisho-Era Japan...
A Japanese Bankara mantle with two collars, a tailor-made beginning, later customization, and the personal history preserved inside its lining.
Beyond Tonbi: Two Collars, One Taisho-Era Japan...
A Japanese Bankara mantle with two collars, a tailor-made beginning, later customization, and the personal history preserved inside its lining.
Behind the Stripes, a Peacock: The Showa-Era Ja...
A faded peacock hides inside a striped Showa-era Japanese haori jacket, revealing a distinctly Japanese taste for concealed beauty and a powerful modern silhouette.
Behind the Stripes, a Peacock: The Showa-Era Ja...
A faded peacock hides inside a striped Showa-era Japanese haori jacket, revealing a distinctly Japanese taste for concealed beauty and a powerful modern silhouette.