Vintage Japanese Kimono Culture News
What is this? Facebook Forum Query -- Introducing Kateigi House Jacket
November 10, 2018 • Yoko Lewis
Came across the above on a Facebook group for Kimono Sellers, asking what it is. Since we have these fairly often, and have one on hand now, thought we'd put up a brief reply. This is called a Kateigi, or, in katakana, 'ho-mu-ko-to" (home coat); we might call it a home or work jacket for women. It resembles jinbei, but those are traditionally work jackets for men (more recently, now can be uni-sex work jackets); Jinbei have a different, more rectangular, cut to the sleeves. Here at yokodana.com we have fabric for making a Kateigi and show below the label and...
18th Century Boys Suit: YokoDana Creative Upcycling Customers (List updated)
November 08, 2018 • Yoko Lewis
18th Century Boys Suit, Upcycled using vintage KimonobyPleasantly Malformed(Blogger) We only recently came across this handiwork by one of our bulk vintage kimono package customers, from her blog in March of 2017. It is an 18th Century Boys Suit created by blogger Pleasantly Malformed on blogspot.com, To see her blog -- with multiple pictures and explanation of how she did it -- please visit her blog HERE. We aren't often told of the myriad ways that folks buying our vintage Japanese kimonos and fabrics use them in their creative work in various media. So, when we happened upon this one, being...
Office & Shipping Schedule Update
October 29, 2018 • Dana Lewis
We will be closed and not shipping orders on October 30th and 31st. We're still accepting orders on the website and will be accessing emails on October 31st; we aren't expecting any shipping delays due to this brief closure. Yoko
New Japanese Culture-Fashion News Website, JapanAmericaNews.com
October 22, 2018 • Yoko Lewis
Thought that our visitors and members might find this new site of interest: Introducing a new site with a focus on quality information about Japan, Japanese Culture, Fashion and more. Please check it out at: www.japanamericanews.com
Full Moon Festival: New Venue at Seabrook NJ Buddhist Temple(Update:Oct25)
October 17, 2018 • Yoko Lewis
UPDATE: OCTOBER 25, 2018: We are sorry to announce that we will not be able to attend this event. Details of our office and shipment schedule will be posted here in our site blog and on our Facebook Page.We are disappointed as we were really looking forward to it. This promises to be a great event so we encourage all to check it out. Yoko Lewis Full Moon Festival Seabrook Buddhist Temple Bridgeton, New Jersey DATE: Saturday, October 27, 2018,4:00PM to 8:00PMEvent Information from NJHeartland.org HERE. Handmade in Japan, Tsumami Zaiku Kanzashi Hair Accessories: Otedama hand-made mini-dolls from our vintage silk kimono fabrics: