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Today I went to see the new AW 16/17 kimono collection of JOTARO SAITO from Kyoto. After seeing his show last year, I was super excited about his new line of designs. Especially that he creates slightly “darker” kimono is what I love and the fact that he combines the very traditional art of wafuku with modern designs or small modern modifications which are...

Last month I had an incredibly fun crossover collaboration with my dear friend Sasa from New York. Sasa is the head and creator behind the kimono kid and hand makes custom order kimono items in her atelier in Brooklyn. She does everything from scratch, taking the customers wishes and measurements, designs, hand dyes, cuts and sows kimonos, kimono jackets and anything wafuku you like...

For the coming of age day I got up early, dressed myself in a modern crossover of wafuku meets streetwear and headed to the city to take some photos of all the lovely young people who celebrate becoming an adult by wearing furisode kimono with their friends. My outfit consisted of following: antique checkered meisen kimono self-made animal print obi vintage pearl belt tokone...

Due to business I had the chance to get back to Kyoto earlier than expected. Also an awesome and timely coincidence that my best Tokyo and kimono friend was in Kyoto at the exact same time so one day we could meet and wear kimono together. My outfit consists of my favourite antique yellow silk komon a blue rather modern Nagoya obi and a...

In November the Flim Flam Revue Burlesque dance group teamed up with SALZ Tokyo to have a fun kimono collaboration.

Last week I went to see several brands at the Kimono Rock Tokyo event. My favourite kimono brands, Modern Antenna, Rumi Rock and Choko were having a joint pop up shop together with iroca and a mens kimono designer I forgot the name of. (Pardon me!) In arrangement for the “Rock” title I selected a cool and modern kimono coordinate consisting of a silver...