I’m deciding to write a bit about the Japanese hakama as I am soon buying my first pair of hakama pants, and I thought why not research...

I’m finally getting around to my music taste on this blog. I feel as though every so often I should talk about artists I find. Now for my fi

Ma Ke is a Chinese haute couture fashion designer. Rooted in enhancing Chinese tradition and mixing it with fashion.

Lieve van Gorp supplemental article: Life Before Design, Mariage Exhibit, Life After Design, Interview, and Scans. Before reading this...

⭕⭕⭕THE YOHJI SCANS WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ARTICLE SCROLL DOWN TO CLICK THE MYALBUM LINK ⭕⭕⭕ Yohji Yamamoto’s Spring Summer 2023...

Gucia (1985), a phenomenally shot Polish film about what first love feels like. The short film starts off with a young boy named Tomek,...

Pika Päeva Ehavalgus (The Light of a Long Day) is a short film that follows an old Estonian man who one day decides to take a trip to the...

Kyo Textiles 13/13 Overview: The Kyo Textile technique is arguably the most recognizable out of every kimono technique I have covered....

Tokyo Some Komon 12/13 Overview: Tokyo Some Komon is a textile that is stencil-based. This textile, although bland from afar, becomes...

SCAN LINK OF LOOK BOOK WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM First of all, I have never been to a Yohji Yamamoto store ever before. I have only seen...

Nagoya Yuzen 11/13 Overview: Nagoya Textiles are a style of textile that originated from Nagoya Japan. The use of its muted colors, and...

"Red is a color with two faces" A dive into Shinichiro Arakawa's illustrious career.

Lieve van Gorp and her journey through fashion. Overview: Shrouded in mystery, Lieve van Gorp is unfortunately not a well known designer....

Overview: Arimatsu Tie Dyeing, also known as Shibori, came from China in the 8th century. This new technique from China created waves and...

Overview: First coming into fruition during the Edo period, now in common day Tokyo, Tokyo style Tegaki Yuzen (TTY), was created in the...

Overview: Created in Kyoto, and formally known as Kyo Kanoko Shibori, and the finished product creating a similar finish to that of a...

Overview: Created in the mid Edo period in Japan, this high quality fabric seems basic but it is really one of the hardest textiles to...

Overview: Produced mainly around the middle part of Japan, in the city of Kanazawa a style of textile was developed around the 1690s. The...

Overview: Located in Ryukyu, (One of the southernmost islands in Japan) is a dyed textile from the Shuri district, called Bingata. Dating...

Overview: Also known as “Chusen” the Naniwa Honzome Hand Dyeing method dates back to the Meiji period. Main cities, such as Sakai, and...