This summer, New Look sold one kimono every five seconds. The high street retailer has credited Japanese-influenced cover-ups with helping to boost its profits by 38.4% to £43.6m from April to June.

One Japanese woman living in Sweden collected over 500 kimonos with an aim to preserve the cultural heritage from Japan.

Kien is a company dedicated to revitalizing the traditional Japanese kimono. Founded by Yoshie Kitagawa, who was born and raised in Kyoto, Kien has long supported local artisans, including kimono ...

president of International Kimono Club Sydney One Saturday in June, the Sydney Opera House became the backdrop for what looked like a Japanese period drama as a group of devotees clad in kimono ...

"In terms of the design, the designer put the roof of the Opera House in likeness of the traditional Japanese pattern of waves. That connects all different elements on the kimono." Takatsuki ...

But Japanese people on social media have said the trademarked brand disrespects traditional clothing. The kimono, a loose long-sleeved robe typically tied with a sash, dates back to 15th Century ...

A native Briton spends nearly 365 days of the year wearing kimono, even though daily use of the traditional Japanese clothing is on the decline among modern Japanese fashionistas. Sheila Cliffe ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Kimonos are known for being expensive, and a kimono from the Japanese brand Chiso is one of the most expensive you can buy. One kimono takes around 20 artisans over ...

The rite, which means Seven-Five-Three in Japanese, is traditionally celebrated in mid-November for children reaching those ages. Parents dress their girls and boys in kimonos and bring them to a ...