Photo:Seiji Shibuya　Model:Mari Takahashi  

more photos

かつて”きもの”は母から娘へ、またその娘から娘へと受け継がれていくものでした。残念ながら今は、次の世代に渡すことなく箪笥に眠っているのではないでしょうか。

きものは”きもの”として着用することが一番素敵だと思います。同時に、現代のライフスタイルにおいて、きものを以前の様な日常着に戻すことは難しいことだと思います。

とはいえ、洋服文化になってまだ50年程。

和服には1000年以上の歴史があり、その長い歴史の中で培われた日本の美しい色・柄・織。。。

それらが眠っていたり、そして更に失われるのは残念で悲しいことと感じます。

No Cutting Line

きものを継承する文化を残したいという思いと美しいきものにハサミを入れたくないという思いから、従来にないノーカットのパターンワークによる洋服をオーダーメイドで提案させていただきます。

再び”きもの”に戻せる安心感をご提供致します。

「きもの」は反物を無駄なく〔身頃・袖・衿〕にカットし作られています。その為、残布がほとんど出ません。そうして作られたきものを,

仕立て直しすることで何世代に渡って着用されてきました。

ものを大切に 環境に優しく 無駄のない精神を受け継いだ”洋服”をお仕立て致します。

 参考サンプル☞ "gallery"  　　　注文方法☞ ”How to order"

No Wasting Line

「もったいない」精神から生まれたお仕立て品と既製品。使われなくなった、また傷みが激しい着物・帯を利用して作製したアップサイクル商品になります。箪笥に長く眠れば眠るほど、天然素材の着物や帯はカビによる変色や虫食いの被害にあいます。”きもの”として着用するのは難しくなったとしても、まだまだ輝ける素材になります。

第二の人生を歩ませてあげたいという思いで製作しています。

お仕立て服は随時注文を承っております。注文方法☞ ”How to order"  "How to remote-order"  

Others

・将来的に「きもの」として着用することはないという方には、ご希望のデザインにお仕立て致します。

・レンタルサービスにつきましては、　Rental  をご覧ください

 その他着物に関する事等、お気軽にご連絡ください。

お問い合わせ☞ ”Contact us"

Our mission statement is in the spirit of “Mottainai”, which has become the world common word.

It is very Mottainai that you have your Kimonos without being revealed in front of your eyes for such sundry reasons as lying deep in your wardrobe, whose owner was gone, or which became to be a white elephant, and etc.

In today's Japanese lifestyle, western clothes have become everyday outfits, making it difficult to wear kimonos every day like in the past. Therefore, there are so many kimonos that became white elephants, and that sleep in your chest of drawers that you never open and piles of them are in flea markets.  

We are fully aware that the current state of kimono, Japan's unique technology and sensibility is at the brink of extinction, which is nothing but very Mottainai.  At the same time, we know how beautiful kimono is. For example, there are lots of materials and weaving and dyeing methods depending on regions, seasons, and each one of them is very attractive. This is the very reason why we started up our brand, “kimo no kiru”. We, professionals with craftsmanship, tailor those kimonos to outfits with a modern touch, which you can also pass on to the next generation. You can actually give your kimono a new lease of life.

 A roll of Kimono's cloth is about 36 centimeters in width and 12 meters in length. It is then cut into

quadrangles without any waste and tailored by hand sewing to make it into a kimono.Kimono with a planar structure can be altered because of its composition, so it has been passed on from parents to their children and again to their children. We believe that the culture of the spirit of treating things gently is too important to forget especially at present times when too many people simply throw things away without noticing that it leads to global warming.

 With our technique, you can make new clothes without chopping your kimono. This is the whole concept of our "No Cut Line". And believe it or not, it can return to the original “Kimono” again. Perhaps, you may want to have it re-tailored to another design of clothes. They are all available now because we do not cut your kimono at all. Not only do we want to preserve the culture of “transmitting”, but we personally feel that we should not chop up beautiful cloth of kimono.

Another line is "NO waste line". The longer kimono and Obi with natural materials sleep in your chest of drawers, the more they will suffer from discoloration and damage by molds and others. Even if it becomes unwearable as "Kimono", it is still valuable as a material. Sometimes even its aging creates some tastes. It can be transformed into the line of ready-made or tailor-made garments. It is our craftsmanship to give them a whole new life.

"kimo no kiru" is based on these two lines and we would like to explore more possibility of kimono and obi that sleeps wittingly or unwittingly in the chest.

Manami Itakura