At the Tokyo National Museum, “The Modern Kimono,” featuring the ... By the 1970s, most kimonos produced were formal ones. Kimono retailers developed a monopoly on prices and perception ...

She also presented a hakama kimono, a type of formal menswear. Miyajima described how these rules are slowly becoming more relaxed in modern Japan. “As long as you feel comfortable and as long ...

A special exhibition tracing the evolution of the kimono, from its inception in the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) to outfits designed by modern-day rock stars, has kicked off at the Tokyo National ...