Comments on: Kimonos made from African fabrics

By: trr

trr — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Very nice.
I’ve only been to three countries outside the US (not counting layovers or Canada) and two of them are in Africa and the other one is Japan.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

To make it more complex, African textiles are made in the Netherlands (Europe). These are called “Dutch wax prints” and made by the compagny “Vlisco”. http://www.vlisco.com/home

By: claud9999

claud9999 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I love my Japanese yukatas. (Google is your friend.)

You can get them online or at a store in SF Japantown (a little store on the “bridge”.) Mine are very large, wrapping 1.5x around me and reaching past my knees (I’m 6’4″, 220#, American robes are almost always too short.) The thin cotton material breathes like a dream and is surprisingly warm, I use ‘em in winter around the 65F house.

Here’s hoping some African prints make it to the yukata.

By: MrsBug

MrsBug — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

What an amazing and interesting mash-up. The African prints look beautiful with a design as formal as a kimono.

By: mare

mare — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The funniest is that most traditional African fabrics are actually made in the Netherlands at Vlisco. http://www.vlisco.com/

The Dutch were also the first that traded with the Japanese so it’s nicely gone full circle.