traditional accessories

We are sure that kinchaku isn’t only a beautiful vintage piece, but also an actual wardrobe item

Our kinchaku bags are decorated with sashiko embroidery, the patterns of which have a symbolic and benevolent meaning. Our favorite pattern is "persimmon flower". Persimmon is a sacred plant in Japan and is revered in the same way as sakura. It’s admired, it’s dried and cured, and it is also a traditional treat for the New Year

We added a removable wooden beads handle to the pouches so that they can be used as small handbags that hold everything you need, such as a phone, keys, and other feminine items

Traditional Japanese kimonos don’t have pockets and small items had to be folded either into wide sleeves or carried in small kinchaku bags

Kinchaku is derived from the words kin (width) and chaku (to wear). This traditional Japanese accessory became a fashion accessory during the Edo period and didn’t lose it’s relevance until the Meiji period

Items of clothing, lunch bento, necessary small items, and more were carried in it. Interestingly kinchaku is worn not only by women, but also by men

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Traditional kinchaku bags decorated with hand embroidery with sashiko

Each item is one-of-a-kind

Our signature addition is a removable handle made of wooden beads

Japanese knot bag

There is a reason why expensive silk is inside not outside because Japanese aesthetics presuppose a delicate, implicit beauty, often hidden from the eyes of others. Only the owner of such a handbag knows what kind of treasure is in her hands!

Another alternative to pockets is the Japanese knot bag, which thanks to its simple design easily transforms from an ordinary bag into an elegant accessory.

Our version is made of velvet and the lining is made of vintage kimono pieces that take on a second life in a new incarnation.

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Our knot bags are sewn from velvet with a vintage silk kimono lining. Each piece of silk is unique, with its own plot and story, so your handbag is not just a thing, but a piece of art. There is no such thing and no one will have it.

Shibori scarves and shawls

The leaves were collected, dried, and fermented (a process that could take up to 90 days) to produce sukumo — a concentrate for dyeing. Then, the magic happens: in the solution, under the influence of bacteria, a living reaction begins, which initiates the dyeing process. In the second stage, under the influence of oxygen in water or air, the fabric acquires the desired shade of indigo

Today in Japan, there are still small enterprises that continue the traditions of natural dyeing. The center of this craft is Tokushima Prefecture, where they have been growing, producing sukumo, and continuing to dye fabrics in the same way their ancestors did for 800 years

"It's an incomparable feeling when you immerse your hands in a vat where sukumo rests at the bottom, prepared using a method that hasn’t changed for centuries. Centuries are condensed into two minutes, during which a magical process transforms white fabric or clothing into a completely new item, dyed in various shades of indigo—from sky blue to dark, like the blue of the ocean. Needless to say, garments or accessories made from such fabric become not just clothing, but true works of art with special value," Liliya Kulikova

Shibori is a Japanese technique of manual dyeing in which beautiful patterns are created on the fabric using various manipulations with the canvas: stitching, folding, compressing or twisting

Shibori came to Japan from China and although its roots date back more than a thousand years, it wasn't widely popular in Japan until the Edo period (1603−1868). This was partly due to the high cost of cotton and silk while hemp (a fibrous plant endemic to Japan) was a budget-friendly alternative. Moreover, the lower classes were forbidden to wear silk, and this prohibition contributed to the growing popularity of shibori as a method of updating and strengthening old clothes

Over time new coloring techniques have emerged, for example, tsutsugaki is the art of creating patterns using rice paste

Sibori is inextricably linked to natural Japanese indigo, which the Japanese call Ai, and the fabric dyeing process is known as Aizome. Thanks to the availability of a natural dye—the plant known as Persicaria tinctoria — this dyeing method became widespread and popular, initially among the common people and later adopted for the clothing of the aristocracy

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Size 70х180 cm

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Scarves and shawls crafted using the shibori technique are versatile additions to any wardrobe. They can be styled in various ways: as a cape over a light summer dress, as a scarf with a white shirt, as a turban, or as a belt with long tails, creating a skirt-like effect over.

Natural cotton, natural linen

Japanese Textile Traditions