An Auckland woman with a trove of slightly damaged vintage Japanese kimonos is looking for ways to revive them. Yoshiko Taylor, a neighbour and project partner, remembers dressing in kimonos when she grew up in Japan. With more than 100 handcrafted kimonos at her Remuera home, Ms Collins, 52, is now looking to connect with local designers to do the same. "For younger Japanese, including many J-Pop singers, they modify the design and turn the kimono into short and funky wear." "I want to pass them on to designers who can use their imagination and turn them into fashion garments that are both uniquely Kiwi and also uniquely Japanese."

Source: New Zealand Herald June 27, 2016 17:03 UTC