Books / Reviews Apr 15, 2017
'The Social Life of Kimono': Innovation faces tradition in the fight to keep kimono relevant
by Lucy Alexander
In 1985, a 24-year-old art student from England visited Japan for a summer holiday, fell in love and never went home. The Social Life of Kimono, by Sheila Cliffe.256 pages BLOOMSBURY, Nonfiction. Sheila Cliffe's passion is for Japanese kimono; she wears it every day and is a ...