In Japan, there is an old Japanese saying, "mottainai," which means to not waste things, and there is a culture that values using things up to the last possible moment.In Japan, there is an old Japanese saying, "mottainai," which means to not waste things, and there is a culture that values using things up to the last possible moment. One example is the kimono. Once a piece of clothing is tailored, it cannot be returned to its original fabric because it is cut according to a pattern, but since unused portions of a kimono are folded in without being cut, it can be returned to its original fabric by undoing the sewing threads.The kimono was then re-tailored in different sizes and passed down from parent to child from generation to generation.
Vintage kimono fabrics are made of high quality silk, and each print is carefully layered with colors, showing the handwork of craftsmen. We thought it would be a shame to leave such a wonderful fabric as it is, so we came up with the idea of kaftan dresses made of kimono. I take a vintage kimono apart, return it to its original state as fabric, and then transform it into a kaftan dress, making use of the kimono's own designs.
The beauty of kaftan dresses is that they never go out of style and are free-size. Items that can be worn regardless of trends and changes in body shape are more enjoyable and less of a waste. Another reason is the gender free nature. shabon is a gender free vintage store, and the products are not displayed in separate sections for men and women. The kaftan dress can be worn by all genders, and I made it so that as many people as possible can enjoy the beauty of Japanese kimono culture. Of course, the design itself is important to me, but it is also important to me how I can reuse what I already have, and I hope that people will enjoy the back story behind it.
Kimono is made from one piece of fabric.
Since the fabric for Western clothes is cut according to the paper pattern, once it is made, it cannot be returned to the fabric, but for kimono, since the unused parts are sewn in without cutting, you can untie the sewing threads and rearrange them to make it returned to one piece of fabric.
The decisive difference from western clothes is that you can go back and forth between rolls and clothes.