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It's raining kimonos in Tokyo at Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo

It's raining kimonos in Tokyo. US-based Japanese heavy-metal superstar Yoshiki kicked off Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo by sending models down the runway in sexy, reimagined kimonos drenched in a downpour Monday. It may not be high fashion to purists, but such is the fame of the dyed-blonde, androgynous-looking co-founder of rock band X Japan that...

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Kimonos a dying art

The sale of kimonos has declined in recent years. In 1999, sales were still Y797.3 billion (£3.34 billion), but the Japanese Yano Research Institute estimates that sales will have dropped to Y529.5 billion this year. Demand for the traditional costumes has fallen as contemporary Japanese women are increasingly chosing Western gowns for their...