After reading Kristen's Webnotes post on Samurai dress I decided to do some searching on Japanese Kimono. I found that a lot of people really enjoy making/buying and wear kimono. Also, I found that like many other aspects of traditional Japanese culture it has been eleveted to an art form. However, it is pretty obvious why when you look at some of the pictures for them. http://www.civilization.ca/cultur/kimonos/kimo3eng.html Itchiku Kubota designs are based on traditional works, but with, of course a modern twist. A tremendous about of work goes into making just one kimono, and they really seem more like something to display than wear.
This site is also pretty cool http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/kimono/ You can click the different images and see how different kimono looked in different time periods.
Posted by letisha at September 26, 2004 12:07 PM