Kimonos Tagoya ((top))

Their martial arts kimonos often feature reinforced stitching and specific weights (like 10oz cotton) to withstand the rigors of grappling and throwing.

Tagoya’s in-house atelier is one of the few remaining studios that still performs traditional arai-hari (washing and re-stretching of silk kimonos). Torn sleeves, faded collars, and missing hakkake (inner hems) are revived by artisans who understand that a kimono is not flat fabric, but a three-dimensional living garment. kimonos tagoya