Sarongis simply a long piece of fabric that is tied around the waist to cover the lower body. While it is common in a number of cultures around the world, it is equally famous in the world of fashion and style. Though many think the sarong is traditional Japanese clothing, this garment ...
Often made of silk, and fashioned after the Japanese kimono, banyans were used as nightgowns as well as casual lounge wear for the affluent. Today, there is a plethora of nightdresses of all shapes, sizes, colors, and fabrics, usually worn by women. The long garments worn by men are ...
Already popular in USA, Europe, South Africa and the Middle East, the next stop for Muga Silk seems to be Japan where the designers are using it to make kimonos and other traditional Japanese dresses. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCufqyfYF5s[/youtube] Interesting Facts and C...
In the Edo period, when women came of age, the sleeves of their furisode would be cut shorter and “fastened” by stitching them. As the verb “kiru” (to cut) in Japanese also has the inauspicious meaning of “breaking off a relationship,” this action was instead referred to with the...
↑Dere-kake. Japanese Slang Dictionary (2005/08/26). “Dere-kake is an abbreviation of "almost becoming deredere" and "almost entering a dere state," and refers to the moment when a tsundere character is almost becoming deredere before completely transforming into dere.” ...
The traditional Japanese craft of origami involves transforming flat paper sheets into three-dimensional sculptures, all without using scissors or glue! Instead, intricate folds are used to transform a single paper sheet into a lifelike representation or abstract geometric forms. Typical examples of ori...
Kimono(N.) [kuh–moh-noh] Inspired by Japanese culture, kimono sleeves have deep armholes and are long and flowy. These are similar to Angel sleeves in the west, with the difference being that angel sleeves are fitted at the armhole, whereas kimono sleeves have deep armholes. Furthermore,...
Flatforms are popular among Japanese schoolgirls since the 1990s. These "brick-like" look shoes return to shoe fashion again. You can see all kinds of cute lolita flatforms on our site, which are both height-raising and comfortable to wear. Lolita Flatforms on our site are hi...
A Japanese musician introduced this Gothic style. These types of Goth do not wear only black clothes but also experiment with types of colors. They wear Lolita shoes and hence known as Gothic lolitas. 10. Casual or Soft Goth: Casual Goths or soft Gothic people do not turn themselves entirely...
Tate-Ochi: Japanese term referring to occurrences of ‘Iron-Ochi’ forming in vertical lines in vintage denim. As the thread width is not uniform in vintage denim, the colour fades the most where the thread is the thickest. This creates a white or severely faded thread of several centimetres...