The new book Kimono: The Art And Evolution Of Japanese Fashion takes us on a visual tour through centuries of design tradition. The design of the kimono itself–the T-shape, the straight-seams, the ...

Consider the kimono. Its T shape is unchanging, its body and sleeves a triptych of rectangles that hang like banners. Laid down or displayed upon a rack, the kimono is flat, airless, effortlessly ...

KYOTO >> Maria Kawahara, a kimono designer, believes that the traditional garment can be worn more freely — with a belt, for instance, if one doesn’t have an obi, or even with boots or high heels ...