Once dismissed as outdated and having little value, kimono from the postwar era are now being re-evaluated for their rich design, cultural significance and historical context. At the forefront of this ...

It’s opening night at Y & Sons’ new outpost in Omotesando and the party is in full swing. There is saké, craft beer and ...

Reiko Tomii (from left), Xtina Huilan Wang, Ryan Wong, Barbara Lewis and Museum of Fine Arts Director Matthew Teitelbaum speak at "Kimono Wednesdays: A Conversation" at the MFA Feb. 7. (Greg Cook/WBUR ...

In contemporary Japan, the kimono has all but disappeared from everyday life, consigned largely to special occasions such as ...

So this is, perhaps, an ideal time to consider the kimono. The T-shaped Japanese robe, which has inspired countless Western garments, complicates the conversation about what we’re allowed to adopt ...

The kimono today enjoys greater prominence and influence in the world of fashion than ever before. There was a time, though, when the traditional garment seemed in danger of disappearing from the ...

KYOTO--Alarmed at decreasing opportunities to wear kimono in modern Japan, dyers specializing in Kyoto-style "yuzen" techniques are turning their attention to a market steeped in traditional dress: ...

The businesswoman took cultural appropriation accusations "really seriously" and ultimately changed her brand name from Kimono to SKIMS Kaitlyn is a former Assistant Style & Beauty Editor at PEOPLE.

Kim Kardashian finally got to use the name “Kimono.” And she did so without being accused of cultural appropriation. The multi-hyphenate has been sharing behind-the-scenes wardrobe photos and designer ...

A new Y Combinator-backed startup called Kimono wants to make it easier to access data from the unstructured web with a point-and-click tool that can extract information from webpages that don’t have ...