Wearing a kimono can be a daunting task, where one must follow numerous steps and protocols steeped in tradition to prevent making a fool of oneself. And wrapping the obi around the kimono and tying a ...

After their successful Oscar-winning collaboration on the musical Chicago, costume designer Colleen Atwood was a genuine choice for director Rob Marshall when he assembled his creative team for ...

The precious collection of Ichimaru kimonos travels from Victoria to Toronto for a rare exhibition at the Textile Museum of Canada You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

The life of a geisha in Japan is often perceived as being shrouded in mystery, the exact opposite of what you’d imagine life is like for a YouTuber. It’s a contradiction that “Kimono Mom” knows well.

Dita Von Teese found herself turning Japanese for her latest performance in London last night. The burlesque star emerged on stage at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in a dazzling geisha costume and ...

KYOTO--A star geisha from Gion-Kobu, one of the five major “kagai” traditional entertainment districts of this ancient capital, left her job in November when she married. With an overseas stint and ...

It started as a joke over too much sake. It was 1975, in Kyoto, Japan. The American Fulbright student was dining with a motherly ex-geisha who had befriended her and with some of the other geisha, and ...

For years, marketers have struggled to translate the fantasy power of their films into sales at fashionable boutiques and department stores. They’ve sanctioned vivid yellow overcoats from “Dick Tracy, ...