The kimono is the most famous garment worn in Japan. Kimono literally means “thing to wear” – it is made up of the Japanese words ki, meaning “to wear”, and mono, meaning “thing”.

The piece of traditional Japanese clothing enthralled ... Fewer and fewer people regularly wear kimono in Japan and the kimono industry is shrinking. Cliffe said she wants to make a breakthrough ...

Five minutes. That's all it takes to don a kimono jointly designed by two entrepreneurs in the hope of making the traditional garment suitable for casual wear. Nagasaki Haikarasan, a kimono ...

“Women now wear the kimono only for weddings ... expensive and most people don’t know how to take care of it,” said kimono expert, traditional dance teacher and actress Mako Hattori.

On the other hand, some older members with Japanese background wear the kimono in a more traditional way to reconnect with their cultural identity. One thing is common, both generations ...

"We wear kimonos to celebrate health ... and there are fears this could have dire consequences on a struggling traditional industry. If the star was marketing a line of loose wrap-around gowns ...