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Kimonos
Kimonos reveals the intricacies of Japanese dress from the 18th century to the present. Including garments for women, men and children, the details have been selected both for their exquisite beauty and craftsmanship, and for how much they impart about the wearer’s identity, be it age, status or taste. A comprehensive introduction, illuminating the main periods and key themes of Japanese fashion history, is followed by thematic chapters that cover all eras of clothing, including hair accessories and necklines to hemlines and shoes. Each garment or illustration is accompanied by text exploring its structure and the fascinating range of decorative techniques employed, including embroidery, weaving, lacquering, stencilling, dyeing and digital technology. The kimono has experienced a number of revivals in previous decades, and is still worn today as fashionable clothing in Japan.

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Kimonos
Kimonos reveals the intricacies of Japanese dress from the 18th century to the present. Including garments for women, men and children, the details have been selected both for their exquisite beauty and craftsmanship, and for how much they impart about the wearer’s identity, be it age, status or taste. A comprehensive introduction, illuminating the main periods and key themes of Japanese fashion history, is followed by thematic chapters that cover all eras of clothing, including hair accessories and necklines to hemlines and shoes. Each garment or illustration is accompanied by text exploring its structure and the fascinating range of decorative techniques employed, including embroidery, weaving, lacquering, stencilling, dyeing and digital technology. The kimono has experienced a number of revivals in previous decades, and is still worn today as fashionable clothing in Japan.

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Kimonos

Kimonos

by Rinko Kimino
Kimonos

Kimonos

by Rinko Kimino

Overview

Kimonos reveals the intricacies of Japanese dress from the 18th century to the present. Including garments for women, men and children, the details have been selected both for their exquisite beauty and craftsmanship, and for how much they impart about the wearer’s identity, be it age, status or taste. A comprehensive introduction, illuminating the main periods and key themes of Japanese fashion history, is followed by thematic chapters that cover all eras of clothing, including hair accessories and necklines to hemlines and shoes. Each garment or illustration is accompanied by text exploring its structure and the fascinating range of decorative techniques employed, including embroidery, weaving, lacquering, stencilling, dyeing and digital technology. The kimono has experienced a number of revivals in previous decades, and is still worn today as fashionable clothing in Japan.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781838866129
Publisher: Amber Books
Publication date: 11/14/2025
Series: Quarterbound Cultures Collection
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 8.38(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.88(d)
Age Range: 14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Rinko Kimino has written 20 books on kimonos, Japanese folk craft and kabuki and her work has appeared in several books, magazines and newspaper articles. Her works are geared toward the youth of Japan, and promote Japanese traditions such as kimonos and Japanese traditional crafts with a modern sensibility. As a curator of Japanese culture, she wants to share with and educate others on the beauty and healing/calming benefits the classic Japanese ritual of kimonos, kabuki, Japanese calligraphy, traditional art & craft and tea ceremonies can provide. She is also a curator for the development of new kimonos and Japanese accessories to appeal to a contemporary audience. She lives in Tokyo, Japan.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Construction and Textiles How kimonos are made, details of the patterns and techniques used, and examples of different textiles

2. Structure and Styles of Kimonos • Seasonal kimono patterns worn with floral or natural patterns according to the season. Show the floral patterns worn on kimonos for 12 months • Traditional and auspicious Japanese patterns introduce kimonos and obi with traditional and auspicious patterns, used since ancient times in Japan, and an explanation of their meanings.

3. Classical Japan • Yamato period to Nara period (300–794 CE) • Heian period to Azuchi–Momoyama period (794–1600) • Edo period (1603–1867)

4. Modern Japan • Meiji period (1868–1912) • Taishō period (1912–1926) • Shōwa period (1926–1989) • Heisei period (1989–2019) • Reiwa period (2019-present)

5. Kimonos for life milestones Kimonos worn at milestones in life from birth to death, including: shrine visits(1yo), Shichigosan (3yo,5yo,7yo), Jusan Mairi(13yo), Coming of Age Ceremonies (20yo), graduation ceremonies, weddings, parents' kimonos for wedding (tomesode and haori hakama), mourning clothes, and funeral attire.

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