Blog　2018年02月の記事

2018年2月2日

OBI-DOME, Excellent Accessory for KIMONO

Whether in movies or theater plays, excellent supporting actors always give a strong impression. Likewise, there are accessories in Kimono (着物) fashion, which produce enormous effect on the look. Among those accessories, my favorite item is Obidome (帯留め, small brooches worn over Obi belt along with Obijime string, to make a charming decoration in front ・・・

2018年2月1日

WAFUKU and KIMONO

Do Wafuku (和服, Japanese clothes) and Kimono (着物) mean the same? In the Wikipedia, Wafuku is described literally as Japanese clothes. Before the Meiji (明治) era, Japanese clothes were referred to as Kosode (小袖) or Koromo (衣). Along with the introduction of Western clothes in the end of the Edo (江戸) period, Japanese clothes began ・・・