Installation view of Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics; items from right to left: Bodoko (mat), late Edo to early Showa period, (1800-1950s), hemp and cotton; Kotatsu blanket, late Edo to early ...

If there is one overlooked corner of fashion history, it has to be Japanese textiles. For hundreds of years, Japanese craftspeople have made high-end fabrics from plant fibers and silk. Today, some of ...

Boro is a style of fabric mending that became known for its use of limited, natural materials. Several brands these days, from Patagonia to Reformation, upcycle their clothes to make trendy new ...

The art of Japanese Textile Making is an exhibtion on view through Dec. 9 at the Design Museum at UC Davis. Lunchables are Arts Blog features about exhibitions that can be viewed during lunch or ...

Sudō Reiko and Nuno, Vitrine (photo courtesy the Center for Hertiage Arts & Textile Hong Kong) Growing up in a small country town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Sudō Reiko always looked forward to the ...

Japan External Trade Organization, or JETRO, presented a handpicked selection of 21 exhibitors for its second annual Japan Textile Salon, which touted uncommon weaving and dyeing techniques, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Japan External Trade Organization, a government-based firm, will host its first Japan Textile Salon, Jan. 17 and 18, in New ...

A project to create modern clothing using traditional Japanese textiles is making a splash. Mizen, led by Shunsuke Teranishi, features the fabric of 12 producers across the country. Teranishi, 43, who ...

Specialty: At Sri Threads in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Stephen Szczepanek deals in Japanese textiles from the early 18th century to the 20th, with a specialty in boro, traditional cloths made from ...