Classical Japanese Noh theatre is one of the oldest forms of theatre. The musical drama is like a visual metaphor; using costumes, chanting and dance to tell the story. The mystery and darkness of Noh Theatre is perfectly evoked with the image of the actor’s mask.
The kimono costumes of the Noh theatre are exquisite works of art which serve to describe the feelings of the characters. I have been collecting Japanese Vintage kimonos of all types for a long time and they inspired me to begin my label.
This Noh Theatre Mask incense box is delightfully dramatic; it’s one of my favourite items amongst the brand new giftware in store now. Open the actor's mask lid to reveal an incense set!
Right now we are in the middle of the winter rains and Ive been very smugly walking around in my snuggly ( yep they are a little too small ) fitting Italian gumboots recently bought in Tokyo.
Everyone over there seemed to be wearing long gumboots thick tights, little cotton skirts and dresses with an woollen coat or jacket. I like the mix of light and heavy fabrics
I have been talking about doing an online store for quite a long time so it is very exciting and extremely satisfying to finally have it up and running. I'm very happy with it and I hope you are too. We've tried to make it easy to navigate so we look forward to hearing what you think.
It is of course a work in progress but we do have our new autumn/winter range and some of our vintage kimono range up now for sale in shops and online.
Our Autumn /winter range is called Kuroi Tori (blackbird). Blackbirds represent omens and mystical concepts. The blackbird design and the butterfly design have been printed to look as though they have just been printed from a lithograph or woodblock to an organic feel.
There's lots of knitted fabrics for easy wear but this time some are our own prints and some are jacquards (where the design is woven into the fabric)
Thank you, Yoshi
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