NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion
What Makes a Japanese Vintage Tunic Different —...
The word "vintage" gets used loosely in fashion. But when collectors and designers talk about Japanese vintage textiles, they mean something different — and something considerably more serious.Japanese vintage fabric,...
What Makes a Japanese Vintage Tunic Different —...
The word "vintage" gets used loosely in fashion. But when collectors and designers talk about Japanese vintage textiles, they mean something different — and something considerably more serious.Japanese vintage fabric,...
Indigo Kasuri: The Ancient Japanese Weaving Tec...
Look closely at the pocket of this tunic. The pattern is not printed. It is not embroidered. It is woven — thread by thread, before the fabric was ever dyed....
Indigo Kasuri: The Ancient Japanese Weaving Tec...
Look closely at the pocket of this tunic. The pattern is not printed. It is not embroidered. It is woven — thread by thread, before the fabric was ever dyed....
Slow Fashion Was Always Japanese: Remaking 80-Y...
Before "slow fashion" became a hashtag, it was just how people lived. In the farming villages of early-to-mid Showa-era Japan, fabric was not disposable. A piece of cotton woven for...
Slow Fashion Was Always Japanese: Remaking 80-Y...
Before "slow fashion" became a hashtag, it was just how people lived. In the farming villages of early-to-mid Showa-era Japan, fabric was not disposable. A piece of cotton woven for...
The Color Time Makes — Solid Green Futon Fabric...
There is a line on this fabric that no dye house could reproduce. It runs horizontally across the upper section of a large piece of moss green cotton — the...
The Color Time Makes — Solid Green Futon Fabric...
There is a line on this fabric that no dye house could reproduce. It runs horizontally across the upper section of a large piece of moss green cotton — the...
Why the World Is Waking Up to Japanese Noragi —...
There is a category of garment that existed long before anyone thought to call clothing a "statement." Before brands. Before seasons. Before the idea that what you wear says something...
Why the World Is Waking Up to Japanese Noragi —...
There is a category of garment that existed long before anyone thought to call clothing a "statement." Before brands. Before seasons. Before the idea that what you wear says something...
Why Japan Vintage Military Is Having a Global M...
For decades, the global vintage military market was dominated by American surplus. M-65 field jackets, Vietnam-era fatigues, Korean War parkas — the US military's sheer volume of production meant its...
Why Japan Vintage Military Is Having a Global M...
For decades, the global vintage military market was dominated by American surplus. M-65 field jackets, Vietnam-era fatigues, Korean War parkas — the US military's sheer volume of production meant its...