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  • Japan House London: ‘RENOVATION: Kimono & Sustainability‘

    The slow but steady lifting of restrictions in regards to COVID-19 in the last couple of weeks here in the UK means that, alas!, museums and exhibition spaces are opening their doors to the public again! I am more than thrilled about this – visiting museums and exhibitions form an important part of my life, Read more

  • Discovering Tōkyō’s Harajuku: History, Fashion, and Cultural Evolution

    Discovering Tōkyō’s Harajuku: History, Fashion, and Cultural Evolution

    Harajuku is the epicenter of Japanese street fashion, where young people express their individuality through unique outfits and extravagant styles. This lively Tōkyō district, situated between Shibuya and Shinjuku, has transformed from a modest residential area into a global symbol of creativity and youth culture. Harajuku is not only a shopping paradise but also a Read more

  • UCL Collecting Covid-19: ‘#stayhomekimono’

    This short article analyses the practice behind the hashtag #stayhomekimono which encourages kimono lovers to dress up in kimono at home and share photographs with their friends and followers online. It was originally written for a website set up by UCL’s Center for Anthropology to collect ethnographic data on how people around the world are Read more

  • V&A: ‘Tim Walker: Wonderful Things’

    The Tim Walker: Wonderful Things exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum was among the last exhibitions I got to see before the Covid-19 physical distancings restrictions were set in place in the UK. I have been a fan of Tim Walker and his work ever since I was in my late-teens; his photo collection Read more

  • Kimono Fashion Photoshoot with Marion Gabrielle: ‘Clearing Lines’

    The places your research leads you to … I never thought that I would be involved in a kimono photoshoot but this is precisely what happend two months ago! I took my friend Marion Gabrielle, a fashion photographer, to the KIMONO MAGIC SOCIETY POP-UP at the beginning of March and she was immediately fascinated by Read more

  • Sway Gallery London: ‘The Creation of Modern Kimono: KIMONO MAGIC SOCIETY POP UP’

    The Creation of Modern Kimono: KIMONO MAGIC SOCIETY POP UP was held from February 29th to March 4th at Sway Gallery London. Yoshihide Hirayama and Asako Yamamoto from Modern Antenna, Tamao Shigemune from Tamao Shigemune (重宗玉緒), Rumi Shibasaki from Rumi Rock, as well as Narutoshi Ishikawa from iroca, forming the The Kimono Magic Society, were Read more